Ducky Year of the Snake vs Pulsar Xboard MS
Get the Ducky Year of the Snake for qmk and via. Get the Pulsar Xboard MS for the 8,000 Hz polling rate 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.
- No numpad.
Get the
Pulsar Xboard MS
polling rate
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $150.
- 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
Pulsar Xboard MS
Layout size
75%
80%
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Ducky Year of the Snake
- Pulsar Xboard MS
- Performance
- 8085
- Build quality
- 8163
- Productivity
- 9585
- Customizability
- 8969
- Portability
- 6661
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: ABS
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky Year of the Snake vs Pulsar Xboard MS specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 22 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Snake
Pulsar Xboard MS
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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