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Ducky Year of the Snake vs Meletrix Zoom75

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

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.

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Meletrix Zoom75

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $300.

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

Meletrix Zoom75

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Backspace

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum, Copper, Polycarbonate

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    None

    LCD

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Year of the Snake
  • Meletrix Zoom75
Performance
80
73
Build quality
81
90
Productivity
95
87
Customizability
89
87
Portability
66
79

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky Year of the Snake vs Meletrix Zoom75 specs

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

12 of 24 specs differ

Ducky Year of the Snake

Meletrix Zoom75

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Backspace

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum, Copper, Polycarbonate

Plate material

FR4
Aluminum, Brass, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Dimensions

—
22 x 324 x 146 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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.

Meletrix Zoom75

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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