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Ducky Year of the Horse vs Royal Kludge S104

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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

Royal Kludge S104

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $100.

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

Royal Kludge S104

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Linear, Silent

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Top Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    None

    TFT

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Horse
  • Royal Kludge S104
Performance
78
66
Build quality
68
63
Productivity
59
83
Customizability
68
74
Portability
52
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Horse vs Royal Kludge S104 specs

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

11 of 23 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Horse

Royal Kludge S104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,200 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
—

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,520 g

Dimensions

—
43 x 422 x 138 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

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