Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo Aurora
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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
Varmilo Aurora
Build quality in the bottom 5% 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
Varmilo Aurora
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Backlight
RGB, south-facing
White
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
N-key rollover
Yes
No
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Varmilo Aurora
- Performance
- 7844
- Build quality
- 6838
- Productivity
- 5953
- Customizability
- 6844
- Portability
- 5243
- Layout size: 100%
- Switch options: Linear
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo Aurora specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
6 of 18 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Varmilo Aurora
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
Released
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