Ducky Year of the Horse vs Redragon HORUS K618
Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for hot-swappable and the 4,200 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Redragon HORUS K618
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
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 Horse
Redragon HORUS K618
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
4,200 mAh
1,900 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Plastic
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Redragon HORUS K618
- Performance
- 7871
- Build quality
- 6843
- Productivity
- 5948
- Customizability
- 6844
- Portability
- 5248
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Redragon HORUS K618 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 21 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Redragon HORUS K618
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Released
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