Ducky Year of the Horse vs Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT
Get the Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT for hall effect and the 8,000 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
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.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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
Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT
Layout size
100%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
4,200 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT
- Performance
- 7892
- Build quality
- 6864
- Productivity
- 5976
- Customizability
- 6872
- Portability
- 5285
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 25 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ducky Year of the Horse
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Meletrix ZOOM DYNA GT
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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