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Ducky Year of the Horse vs Desktop Tribe Balance 103

Get the Desktop Tribe Balance 103 for hall effect and the 5,800 mAh battery.

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 Horse

Desktop Tribe Balance 103

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired, Wireless

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    5,800 mAh

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Linear, Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Horse
  • Desktop Tribe Balance 103
Performance
78
75
Build quality
68
84
Productivity
58
82
Customizability
68
87
Portability
52
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • VIA
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Desktop Tribe Balance 103 specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Horse

Desktop Tribe Balance 103

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,200 mAh
5,800 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
1,800 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 396 x 138 mm

Typing angle

—
6°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2025

Where to buy

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