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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Yunzii AL98 Pro

Get the Yunzii AL98 Pro for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Ducky Year of the Snake

from$169at MK

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Yunzii AL98 Pro

from$139at Yunzii

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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 numpad.

$169 at MK

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Yunzii AL98 Pro

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Build quality in the top 35% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$139 at Yunzii

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

Yunzii AL98 Pro

Layout size
75%
98%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ducky Year of the Snake
Yunzii AL98 Pro

Performance: 80
89
Build quality: 81
68
Productivity: 95
73
Customizability: 89
69
Portability: 66
66

What they share

Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount

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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Yunzii AL98 Pro specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Ducky Year of the Snake

Yunzii AL98 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

Wired only

8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Aluminum

Plate material

FR4

—

Keycaps

PBT

PBT, PC

Weight

—

1,800 g

Dimensions

—

48 x 404 x 136 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2026

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