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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron V6 Ultra Hybrid HE

Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for the 4,200 mAh battery. Get the Keychron V6 Ultra Hybrid HE for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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 V6 Ultra Hybrid HE

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    4,000 mAh

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Horse
  • Keychron V6 Ultra Hybrid HE
Performance
78
88
Build quality
68
63
Productivity
58
84
Customizability
68
68
Portability
52
56

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron V6 Ultra Hybrid HE specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Horse

Keychron V6 Ultra Hybrid HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,200 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
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Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $199Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$199Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $159Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$159Visit

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