Ducky Year of the Horse vs Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
Get the Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W for the 6,000 mAh battery and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
Battery
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $100.
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
Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,200 mAh
6,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Linear
Linear, Silent
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
- Performance
- 7851
- Build quality
- 6871
- Productivity
- 5969
- Customizability
- 6853
- Portability
- 5259
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 19 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ducky Year of the Horse
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE.
Compare prices
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