Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Get the Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac for hall effect and qmk. Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Sound dampening
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $300.
- No numpad.
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 Dragon Zodiac
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Layout size
65%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- Performance
- 8253
- Build quality
- 7754
- Productivity
- 6568
- Customizability
- 8257
- Portability
- 7358
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 19 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Released
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