Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Realforce Topre R4
Get the Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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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
Realforce Topre R4
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 80% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- 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
Realforce Topre R4
Layout size
65%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
PCB Mount
- Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
- Realforce Topre R4
- Performance
- 8267
- Build quality
- 7747
- Productivity
- 6571
- Customizability
- 8242
- Portability
- 7372
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Realforce Topre R4 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 19 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Realforce Topre R4
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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