Ducky Year of the Horse vs Realforce Topre R4
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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 R4
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 80% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No numpad.
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 R4
Layout size
100%
80%
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
Switch options
Linear
Silent
Mount style
Plate Mount
PCB Mount
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Realforce Topre R4
- Performance
- 7867
- Build quality
- 6846
- Productivity
- 5970
- Customizability
- 6842
- Portability
- 5272
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Realforce Topre R4 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
Realforce Topre R4
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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