Chilkey Slice HE vs Jamesdonkey R4
Get the Chilkey Slice HE for hall effect and sound dampening. Get the Jamesdonkey R4 for knob and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey Slice HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 50% of 75% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Get the
Jamesdonkey R4
Knob
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Chilkey Slice HE
Jamesdonkey R4
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- Chilkey Slice HE
- Jamesdonkey R4
- Performance
- 8154
- Build quality
- 6966
- Productivity
- 6463
- Customizability
- 4779
- Portability
- 6477
- Layout size: 75%
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Chilkey Slice HE vs Jamesdonkey R4 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 23 specs differ
Chilkey Slice HE
Jamesdonkey R4
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Chilkey Slice HE
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
Jamesdonkey R4
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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