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Ducky Origin Vintage vs Epomaker RT98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky Origin Vintage

Build quality in the bottom 5% 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.

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Epomaker RT98

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 30% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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 Vintage

Epomaker RT98

  • Layout size

    100%

    98%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Southpaw

  • Case material

    Plastic

    ABS

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Origin Vintage
  • Epomaker RT98
Performance
50
77
Build quality
43
72
Productivity
58
84
Customizability
48
78
Portability
43
65

What they share

  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ducky Origin Vintage vs Epomaker RT98 specs

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

14 of 22 specs differ

Ducky Origin Vintage

Epomaker RT98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Southpaw

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
ABS

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,200 g

Dimensions

—
45 x 390 x 150 mm

Backlight

Yes, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

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