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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 2, 2026

Ducky Year of the Rat vs LUMINKEY 60 Pro

Get the LUMINKEY 60 Pro for hot-swappable and sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Year of the Rat

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 60% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

LUMINKEY 60 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 60% boards under $200.

What actually differs

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 Rat

LUMINKEY 60 Pro

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Rat
  • LUMINKEY 60 Pro
Performance
69
44
Build quality
46
59
Productivity
43
59
Customizability
53
62
Portability
64
86

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky Year of the Rat vs LUMINKEY 60 Pro specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

10 of 20 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Rat

LUMINKEY 60 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,400 mAh

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Dimensions

—
34 x 110 x 293 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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