Ducky One 2 Pro vs Year of the Horse
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky One 2 Pro
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 100% boards under $150.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 One 2 Pro
Ducky Year of the Horse
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Ducky One 2 Pro
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Performance
- 7378
- Build quality
- 4968
- Productivity
- 7059
- Customizability
- 5868
- Portability
- 4452
- Layout size: 100%
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky One 2 Pro vs Year of the Horse specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 21 specs differ
Ducky One 2 Pro
Ducky Year of the Horse
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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