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Fancy V81 Plus vs Jamesdonkey R4

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Fancy V81 Plus

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.

Get the

Jamesdonkey R4

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

Fancy V81 Plus

Jamesdonkey R4

  • Connection

    Wireless

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    Yes

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Fancy V81 Plus
  • Jamesdonkey R4
Performance
43
54
Build quality
65
67
Productivity
50
63
Customizability
68
79
Portability
79
77

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
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Full specs

Fancy V81 Plus vs Jamesdonkey R4 specs

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

10 of 19 specs differ

Fancy V81 Plus

Jamesdonkey R4

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

Yes
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

3,000 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
1,900 g

Dimensions

—
45 x 150 x 329 mm

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2024

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