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Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keydous NJ80 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Year of the Horse

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.

Get the

Keydous NJ80 Pro

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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

Keydous NJ80 Pro

  • Layout size

    100%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired, Wireless

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    5,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Horse
  • Keydous NJ80 Pro
Performance
78
68
Build quality
68
49
Productivity
59
68
Customizability
68
73
Portability
52
80

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keydous NJ80 Pro specs

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

14 of 23 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Horse

Keydous NJ80 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
—

Layout

Layout size

100%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,200 mAh
5,000 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,400 g

Dimensions

—
27 x 140 x 325 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2025

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