Ducky Year of the Snake vs Monsgeek M1 HE
Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for qmk. Get the Monsgeek M1 HE for hall effect and knob.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Snake
QMK
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.
Get the
Monsgeek M1 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 75% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
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
Monsgeek M1 HE
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Monsgeek M1 HE
- Performance
- 8054
- Build quality
- 8159
- Productivity
- 9551
- Customizability
- 8970
- Portability
- 6661
- Layout size: 75%
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Snake vs Monsgeek M1 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 24 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
Monsgeek M1 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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