Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker RT82
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from$169at MK
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from$60at 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.
Get the
Epomaker RT82
Build quality in the top 30% of 75% boards under $100.
- 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 RT82
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Plate material
FR4
Polycarbonate
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Epomaker RT82
- Performance
- 8078
- Build quality
- 8174
- Productivity
- 9582
- Customizability
- 8978
- Portability
- 6679
- Layout size: 75%
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: ABS
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- VIA
Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker RT82 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
6 of 25 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
Epomaker RT82
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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