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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Gamakay TK75HE V2

Get the Gamakay TK75HE V2 for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Year of the Snake

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 ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Gamakay TK75HE V2

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.

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

Gamakay TK75HE V2

  • 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

  • Connection

    Wired

    Wired, Wireless

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Gamakay TK75HE V2
Performance
80
99
Build quality
81
62
Productivity
95
82
Customizability
89
73
Portability
66
79

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: ABS
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Gamakay TK75HE V2 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Gamakay TK75HE V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS

Plate material

FR4
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
840 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 325 x 136 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Ducky Year of the Snake

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Gamakay TK75HE V2

  • GamaKay

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

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