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BASIC BK98 vs Ducky Zero 6108

Get the BASIC BK98 for screw-in stabilizers. Get the Ducky Zero 6108 for media keys.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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BASIC BK98

Screw-in stabilizers

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

Get the

Ducky Zero 6108

Media keys

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 100% boards under $100.

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.

BASIC BK98

Ducky Zero 6108

  • Layout size

    98%

    100%

  • Display

    Yes

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

  • Backlight

    RGB

    RGB, south-facing

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

  • Media keys

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • BASIC BK98
  • Ducky Zero 6108
Performance
49
74
Build quality
53
52
Productivity
74
62
Customizability
69
58
Portability
49
50

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

BASIC BK98 vs Ducky Zero 6108 specs

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

7 of 21 specs differ

BASIC BK98

Ducky Zero 6108

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

98%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

Yes
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—
2,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

1,083 g
—

Dimensions

39 x 133 x 390 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

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