Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo Sword 2 108
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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 Sword 2 108
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 100% boards at any price.
- 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 Sword 2 108
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Backlight
RGB, south-facing
White
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Varmilo Sword 2 108
- Performance
- 7862
- Build quality
- 6851
- Productivity
- 5948
- Customizability
- 6853
- Portability
- 5242
- Layout size: 100%
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Plate material: Aluminum
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo Sword 2 108 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 20 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Varmilo Sword 2 108
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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