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Ducky Year of the Dog vs Desktop Tribe Balance 103

Get the Desktop Tribe Balance 103 for hall effect and hot-swappable.

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 Year of the Dog

Desktop Tribe Balance 103

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    Metal, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear, Magnetic

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Dog
  • Desktop Tribe Balance 103
Performance
71
75
Build quality
46
84
Productivity
49
82
Customizability
60
87
Portability
42
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Dog vs Desktop Tribe Balance 103 specs

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

11 of 25 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Dog

Desktop Tribe Balance 103

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
5,800 mAh

Build & materials

Case material

Metal, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic
FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
1,800 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 396 x 138 mm

Typing angle

—
6°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$229Visit
  • MKUS

    Out of stock
    $229Visit
  • VelocifireCN

    In stock
    $169Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$169Visit

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