Jamesdonkey A3 3.0 vs Royal Kludge M75
Get the Jamesdonkey A3 3.0 for qmk and sound dampening. Get the Royal Kludge M75 for usb passthrough.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Jamesdonkey A3 3.0
QMK
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 75% boards under $100.
Get the
Royal Kludge M75
USB passthrough
Build quality in the top 50% of 75% 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.
Jamesdonkey A3 3.0
Royal Kludge M75
Display
None
OLED
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
Yes
No
USB passthrough
No
Yes
Backlight
RGB
RGB, south-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Jamesdonkey A3 3.0
- Royal Kludge M75
- Performance
- 5366
- Build quality
- 6066
- Productivity
- 8073
- Customizability
- 8274
- Portability
- 7680
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 3,750 mAh
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Knob
Jamesdonkey A3 3.0 vs Royal Kludge M75 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 21 specs differ
Jamesdonkey A3 3.0
Royal Kludge M75
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
Mac & Windows
Released
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