Ducky Year of the Snake vs MCHOSE GX87
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Ducky Year of the Snake
Screw-in stabilizers
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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
MCHOSE GX87
Layout size
75%
80%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Plate material
FR4
Plastic
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- MCHOSE GX87
- Performance
- 8080
- Build quality
- 8181
- Productivity
- 9589
- Customizability
- 8986
- Portability
- 6687
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Ducky Year of the Snake vs MCHOSE GX87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 23 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
MCHOSE GX87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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