Ducky Year of the Dog vs Year of the Horse
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Dog
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 100% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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 Year of the Dog
Ducky Year of the Horse
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Metal, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Plate material
Plastic
Aluminum
- Ducky Year of the Dog
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Performance
- 7178
- Build quality
- 4568
- Productivity
- 5059
- Customizability
- 6068
- Portability
- 4352
- Layout size: 100%
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Dog vs Year of the Horse specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 20 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Dog
Ducky Year of the Horse
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
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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