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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker TH40

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EPOMAKER TH40

3.9 (56)

$55at Epomaker

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky Year of the Snake

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Epomaker TH40

Build quality in the top 30% of 40% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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 Snake

Epomaker TH40

  • Layout size

    75%

    40%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Spacebar

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Epomaker TH40
Performance
80
73
Build quality
81
75
Productivity
95
62
Customizability
89
85
Portability
66
84

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Case material: ABS
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • QMK
  • VIA
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Epomaker TH40 specs

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

9 of 24 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Epomaker TH40

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
40%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Spacebar

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
3,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS

Plate material

FR4
Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
500 g

Dimensions

—
35 x 258 x 97 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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