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Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Outlaw 65

Get the Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac for hall effect and n-key rollover. Get the Ducky Outlaw 65 for screw-in stabilizers.

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 Dragon Zodiac

Ducky Outlaw 65

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Plate material

    FR4

    CarbonFiber

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    No

    Yes

  • N-key rollover

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
  • Ducky Outlaw 65
Performance
82
67
Build quality
77
74
Productivity
65
85
Customizability
82
88
Portability
74
77

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Outlaw 65 specs

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

7 of 19 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac

Ducky Outlaw 65

Typing & switches

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

FR4
CarbonFiber

Keycaps

PBT
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$299Visit
  • MKUS

    Out of stock
    $299Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $254Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$254Visit

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