Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo VPE108 Aurora
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
VIA
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 VPE108 Aurora
Sound dampening
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 100% boards under $200.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 VPE108 Aurora
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Plastic
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Backlight
RGB, south-facing
White, north-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Varmilo VPE108 Aurora
- Performance
- 7855
- Build quality
- 6854
- Productivity
- 5978
- Customizability
- 6963
- Portability
- 5254
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Varmilo VPE108 Aurora specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 21 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Varmilo VPE108 Aurora
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
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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