Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Pulsar Xboard QS

Get the Pulsar Xboard QS for knob and qmk.

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Ducky Year of the Horse

from$199at MK

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Pulsar Xboard QS

from$290at MK

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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.

$199 at MK

Get the

Pulsar Xboard QS

Knob

Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

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

$290 at MK

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

Pulsar Xboard QS

Layout size
100%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ducky Year of the Horse
Pulsar Xboard QS

Performance: 78
74
Build quality: 68
71
Productivity: 59
86
Customizability: 68
88
Portability: 52
60

What they share

Hot-swappable
Mount style: Plate Mount
VIA
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Pulsar Xboard QS specs

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

10 of 22 specs differ

Spec

Ducky Year of the Horse

Pulsar Xboard QS

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Layout

Layout size

100%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,200 mAh

Wired only

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

Where to buy

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