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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Jamesdonkey R4

Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for via and sound dampening. Get the Jamesdonkey R4 for knob.

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.

Ducky Year of the Snake

Jamesdonkey R4

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Jamesdonkey R4
Performance
80
55
Build quality
82
67
Productivity
95
63
Customizability
89
79
Portability
66
77

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • QMK
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Jamesdonkey R4 specs

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

11 of 26 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Jamesdonkey R4

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,900 g

Dimensions

—
45 x 150 x 329 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $166Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$166Visit

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