Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
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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 V2 87 Sakura R2
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards at any price.
- 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
Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
Layout size
100%
80%
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
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
- Performance
- 7851
- Build quality
- 6852
- Productivity
- 5948
- Customizability
- 6853
- Portability
- 5252
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Plate material: Aluminum
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 20 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
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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