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Ducky Origin vs Keychron K6 Pro

Get the Keychron K6 Pro for hot-swappable.

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Ducky Origin

No reviews

from$74at MK

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Hot-swappable

Keychron K6 Pro

4.4 (8)4.4 · 8 reviews

from$67at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Origin

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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.

$74 at MK

Get the

Keychron K6 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$67 at Keychron

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.

Ducky Origin

Keychron K6 Pro

Layout size
100%
65%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ducky Origin
Keychron K6 Pro

Performance: 50
74
Build quality: 43
89
Productivity: 58
91
Customizability: 48
96
Portability: 43
88

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Full specs

Ducky Origin vs Keychron K6 Pro specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Ducky Origin

Keychron K6 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

PCB Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—

Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

890 g

Dimensions

—

27 x 317 x 107 mm

Typing angle

—

4°, 6°

Backlight

Yes, south-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Ducky Origin

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K6 Pro

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

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Ducky Origin2 stores