Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron K5 Max
Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for the 4,200 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 Max for qmk.
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from$199at MK
4.6 (13)4.6 · 13 reviews
from$94at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
Battery
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.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron K5 Max
QMK
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 K5 Max
Battery
4,200 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Plate Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Keychron K5 Max
- Performance
- 7881
- Build quality
- 6881
- Productivity
- 5988
- Customizability
- 6888
- Portability
- 5253
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: ABS, Aluminum
- VIA
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron K5 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Keychron K5 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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 K5 Max
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
In stockDoes not ship to you
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