Chilkey Slice HE vs Ducky Year of the Snake
Get the Chilkey Slice HE for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey Slice HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 50% of 75% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Get the
Ducky Year of the Snake
QMK
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.
Chilkey Slice HE
Ducky Year of the Snake
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Chilkey Slice HE
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Performance
- 8180
- Build quality
- 6981
- Productivity
- 6495
- Customizability
- 4789
- Portability
- 6466
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Chilkey Slice HE vs Ducky Year of the Snake specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 22 specs differ
Chilkey Slice HE
Ducky Year of the Snake
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Chilkey Slice HE
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
Ducky Year of the Snake
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Compare prices
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