Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron K8 Pro

Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for the 4,200 mAh battery.

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Battery

Ducky Year of the Horse

No reviews

from$199at MK

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Keychron K8 Pro

4.9 · 52 reviews

from$74at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Year of the Horse

Battery

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.

$199 at MK

Get the

Keychron K8 Pro

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$74 at Keychron

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 K8 Pro

Layout size
100%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,200 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ducky Year of the Horse
Keychron K8 Pro

Performance: 78
82
Build quality: 68
89
Productivity: 59
95
Customizability: 68
96
Portability: 52
73

What they share

Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
VIA

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron K8 Pro specs

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

15 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Ducky Year of the Horse

Keychron K8 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,200 mAhBetter

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum

Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,146 g

Dimensions

—

35 x 355 x 123 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

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 K8 Pro

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

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