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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron Q6 Max

Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for the 4,200 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q6 Max for knob.

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 Q6 Max

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    4,000 mAh

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Horse
  • Keychron Q6 Max
Performance
78
80
Build quality
68
91
Productivity
58
96
Customizability
68
100
Portability
52
55

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • VIA
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Ducky Year of the Horse

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron Q6 Max

3.8

24 owner reviews

Praise
“Amazing. Love the weight, keycaps, color. Knob placement could be much better. Spacebar leans to one side since I always press it on the right and gets uneven.”
JosephVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Keystrokes doesn’t have light instead a rainbow where i can’t focus when typing”
GunasVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron Q6 Max specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Horse

Keychron Q6 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LED

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
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
2,184 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 137 x 446 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $199Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$199Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $200Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $216Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $219Visit
  • ktechsSG

    In stock
    $274Visit

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