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Cidoo V75 Plus vs Jamesdonkey A3

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VIA

Cidoo V75 Plus

4.6 (10)4.6 · 10 reviews

from$129at Mechkeys

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Hot-swappable

Jamesdonkey A3

No reviews

from$89at Mechkeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Cidoo V75 Plus

VIA

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

$129 at Mechkeys

Get the

Jamesdonkey A3

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $100.

$89 at Mechkeys

What actually differs

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.

Cidoo V75 Plus

Jamesdonkey A3

Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Screw-in stabilizers
No
Yes
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Cidoo V75 Plus
Jamesdonkey A3

Performance: 41
60
Build quality: 63
65
Productivity: 58
91
Customizability: 60
85
Portability: 72
79

What they share

Layout size: 75%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Battery: 3,000 mAh
Mount style: Gasket Mount
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Cidoo V75 Plus vs Jamesdonkey A3 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

11 of 24 specs differ

Spec

Cidoo V75 Plus

Jamesdonkey A3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

3,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

ABS, PBT, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

—

1,000 g

Dimensions

—

40 x 136 x 321 mm

Backlight

None

RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2022

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