Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Get the Royal Kludge F99 AI for usb passthrough. Get the Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0 for knob and qmk.
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Royal Kludge F99 AI
USB passthrough
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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.
Royal Kludge F99 AI
Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Knob
No
Yes
Weight
1,020 g
1,150 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
USB passthrough
Yes
No
- Royal Kludge F99 AI
- Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
- Performance
- 6257
- Build quality
- 5070
- Productivity
- 7793
- Customizability
- 6082
- Portability
- 4553
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Linear
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 22 specs differ
Royal Kludge F99 AI
Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
Mac & Windows
Released
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