Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Pulsar Xboard QS
Get the Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac for hall effect. Get the Pulsar Xboard QS for knob.
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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
Pulsar Xboard QS
Knob
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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
Pulsar Xboard QS
Layout size
65%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Plate material
FR4
Plastic
- Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
- Pulsar Xboard QS
- Performance
- 8274
- Build quality
- 7772
- Productivity
- 6586
- Customizability
- 8288
- Portability
- 7360
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- QMK
- VIA
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Pulsar Xboard QS specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 20 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Pulsar Xboard QS
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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