Createkeebs LuminKey80 II vs Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Createkeebs LuminKey80 II
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $300.
- No numpad.
Get the
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
- 65% layout. No function row and 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.
Createkeebs LuminKey80 II
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Layout size
80%
65%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Display
LED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- Createkeebs LuminKey80 II
- Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
- Performance
- 5982
- Build quality
- 7977
- Productivity
- 8365
- Customizability
- 8482
- Portability
- 8873
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- QMK
- VIA
- Keycaps: PBT
Createkeebs LuminKey80 II vs Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 22 specs differ
Createkeebs LuminKey80 II
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Createkeebs LuminKey80 II
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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