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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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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.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum, Copper, Steel

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

  • Display

    None

    TFT

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Performance
80
68
Build quality
82
89
Productivity
95
84
Customizability
89
85
Portability
66
87

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 specs

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

11 of 24 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum, Copper, Steel

Plate material

FR4
Aluminum, FR4, Plastic, POM

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Dimensions

—
19 x 362 x 137 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Ducky Year of the Snake

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO-DE

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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