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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Glorious PC

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Year of the Snake

QMK

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.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Glorious PC

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No 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

Glorious PC

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Glorious PC
Performance
80
74
Build quality
82
54
Productivity
95
56
Customizability
89
78
Portability
66
56

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: ABS
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Glorious PC specs

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

14 of 22 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Glorious PC

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS

Plate material

FR4
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

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
2023

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.

Glorious PC

  • MK

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

Where to buy

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Glorious PC2 stores

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