Ducky Year of the Snake vs Jamesdonkey R2 V2
Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for via and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
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Ducky Year of the Snake
VIA
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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Jamesdonkey R2 V2
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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.
Ducky Year of the Snake
Jamesdonkey R2 V2
Layout size
75%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Jamesdonkey R2 V2
- Performance
- 8064
- Build quality
- 8165
- Productivity
- 9563
- Customizability
- 8976
- Portability
- 6652
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- QMK
- Plate material: FR4
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Snake vs Jamesdonkey R2 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 24 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
Jamesdonkey R2 V2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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