Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker HE80
Get the Epomaker HE80 for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$169at MK
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from$59at Epomaker
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Snake
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Epomaker HE80
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $100.
- 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 Snake
Epomaker HE80
Layout size
75%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS
Plastic
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Epomaker HE80
- Performance
- 8098
- Build quality
- 8159
- Productivity
- 9576
- Customizability
- 8958
- Portability
- 6658
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Plate material: FR4
Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker HE80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 26 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
Epomaker HE80
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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