Ducky Year of the Horse vs Realforce Topre R3
Get the Ducky Year of the Horse for hot-swappable and the 4,200 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
Hot-swappable
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.
Get the
Realforce Topre R3
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 100% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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
Realforce Topre R3
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
4,200 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Plastic
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Silent
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Realforce Topre R3
- Performance
- 7863
- Build quality
- 6848
- Productivity
- 5965
- Customizability
- 6849
- Portability
- 5250
- Layout size: 100%
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Realforce Topre R3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 20 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Realforce Topre R3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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