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Ajazz AKP846 vs Ducky Year of the Snake

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Which one should you get?

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Ajazz AKP846

Knob

Build quality in the top 20% of 75% boards under $200.

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Ducky Year of the Snake

Build quality in the top 15% 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.

Ajazz AKP846

Ducky Year of the Snake

  • Case material

    ABS, Metal, Plastic

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    Yes

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Keycaps

    PBT, PC

    PBT

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ajazz AKP846
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
Performance
71
80
Build quality
80
81
Productivity
93
95
Customizability
86
89
Portability
67
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • QMK
  • VIA
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Full specs

Ajazz AKP846 vs Ducky Year of the Snake specs

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

8 of 24 specs differ

Ajazz AKP846

Ducky Year of the Snake

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

Yes
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Metal, Plastic
ABS

Plate material

—
FR4

Keycaps

PBT, PC
PBT

Weight

950 g
—

Dimensions

45 x 219 x 371 mm
—

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

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