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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron B6 Pro

Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for hot-swappable and the 4,200 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky Year of the Horse

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Keychron B6 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

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

Keychron B6 Pro

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    1,200 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Horse
  • Keychron B6 Pro
Performance
78
53
Build quality
68
45
Productivity
59
68
Customizability
68
52
Portability
52
51

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Mount style: Plate Mount
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron B6 Pro specs

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

14 of 24 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Horse

Keychron B6 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Plate Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,200 mAhBetter
1,200 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

—
623 g

Dimensions

—
5 x 429 x 130 mm

Typing angle

—
3°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
Yes, north-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Ducky Year of the Horse

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron B6 Pro

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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