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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Keydous NJ80 Pro

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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.

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Keydous NJ80 Pro

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards at any price.

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

Keydous NJ80 Pro

  • Connection

    Wired

    Wired, Wireless

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    None

    Yes

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Keydous NJ80 Pro
Performance
80
68
Build quality
81
49
Productivity
95
68
Customizability
89
73
Portability
66
80

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Plate material: FR4
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Keydous NJ80 Pro specs

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

12 of 26 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Keydous NJ80 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
5,000 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum

Plate material

FR4
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,400 g

Dimensions

—
27 x 140 x 325 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

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