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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Lofree Foundation

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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

Lofree Foundation

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

  • Keycaps

    PBT

    ABS, PC

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Lofree Foundation
Performance
80
68
Build quality
82
61
Productivity
95
77
Customizability
89
57
Portability
66
83

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Case material: ABS
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Lofree Foundation specs

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

7 of 24 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Lofree Foundation

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PC

Weight

—
972 g

Dimensions

—
44 x 325 x 161 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
White

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

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