Corsair K70 Pro vs Ducky Year of the Snake
Get the Corsair K70 Pro for the 8,000 Hz polling rate and knob. Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K70 Pro
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Ducky Year of the Snake
Hot-swappable
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 numpad.
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.
Corsair K70 Pro
Ducky Year of the Snake
Layout size
100%
75%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Knob
Yes
No
- Corsair K70 Pro
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Performance
- 8580
- Build quality
- 4281
- Productivity
- 5395
- Customizability
- 5589
- Portability
- 4266
- Connection: Wired
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Keycaps: PBT
Corsair K70 Pro vs Ducky Year of the Snake specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 24 specs differ
Corsair K70 Pro
Ducky Year of the Snake
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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