Ducky Year of the Horse vs Novelkeys NK65
Get the Novelkeys NK65 for sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
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
Novelkeys NK65
Sound dampening
Build quality in the top 35% of 65% boards under $200.
- 65% layout. No function row and 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 Horse
Novelkeys NK65
Layout size
100%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Polycarbonate
Mount style
Plate Mount
Top Mount
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Novelkeys NK65
- Performance
- 7861
- Build quality
- 6872
- Productivity
- 5973
- Customizability
- 6875
- Portability
- 5270
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Plate material: Aluminum
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Novelkeys NK65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 21 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Novelkeys NK65
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Released
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