Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker Magcore 87
Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for qmk. Get the Epomaker Magcore 87 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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from$169at MK
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from$109at Epomaker
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Snake
QMK
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 Magcore 87
polling rate
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 Magcore 87
Layout size
75%
85%
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Plate material
FR4
Aluminum, FR4
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Epomaker Magcore 87
- Performance
- 8089
- Build quality
- 8181
- Productivity
- 9591
- Customizability
- 8978
- Portability
- 6652
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker Magcore 87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
5 of 23 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
Epomaker Magcore 87
Switch options
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
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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