Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
H2Whoah
768
Sep 26, 2017
This is a great board, at a not great price.
Can anyone speak to the case quality of Ducky vs WASD vs Das? If you've used any two, I'd like to hear what you think, I need a new full size :)
misk
1
Sep 26, 2017
H2WhoahI've got a DAS (not sure which model, had it for quite a few years) and a Ducky Shine 5. I much prefer the Ducky for its matte case. The DAS case is glossy and the fingerprints drive me nuts. Both cases feel of equal quality to me ("yes, this is a plastic case"), but I'm not really a keeb connoisseur. Ducky also has a calculator key next to the media keys which I find myself missing when I'm using the DAS.
mistersister
6
Sep 26, 2017
H2WhoahUser of a Ducky One (white led only) with reds for almost a year now. I use it at my office so im using it 8h a day minimum. Top notch build quality, no flex, nice weight, no metalic pinging on key press, and other than the occasional dust the case remains fingerpint free without maintenance.
I cant comment much about the stock keycaps since I changed them for some PBT ones shortly after buying it but I hear that while there are pretty "meh" ABS plastic they are still better than the ones used by WASD. The lighting in my board was pretty even and after all this time, no led as died on me yet.
To say something negative, I would say that the spot for the micro usb connection is a bit small and can be difficult to find a cable with a connector that fits in there.
Other than that, I think you cant go wrong with a Ducky.
subadanus
376
Sep 26, 2017
H2Whoahi have a WASD V2 and its quality is great
the case may be plastic, but its damn tough and dense
dont buy it with keycaps, and make sure to buy lube because the costar stabilizers will become rough after around a year or two of use, especially if you switch caps often.
Phrap
5
Sep 28, 2017
H2WhoahI own a WASD CODE Fullsize (greens w/ o-rings) and a Ducky Shine 5 (browns w/ White Vortex Doubleshot PBT Shine-Thru caps).
Both boards have extremely solid construction, and both came stock with ABS key-caps that I have grown to dislike (which is why I have PBT caps on the Ducky that I use with my desktop). Only reason I use the Ducky over my CODE most days is that I typically prefer browns for everyday use, though greens have their own merits.
Basically, if you plan to use your own caps either brand won't let you down. Though it seems like this drop for the Ducky One RGB has Doubleshot PBT caps already so that may be incentive to go for this if you're leaning towards a Ducky. And as a bonus they aren't using the font that I've been seeing on their past boards and/or Vortex caps, so that's nice.
I would buy from either brand again in a heartbeat. In fact, I already have a Ducky One TKL on the way with two sets of monotone blank key-caps that I am going to get to spread out among my boards!
PRODUCTS YOU MAY LIKE
Trending Posts in Mechanical Keyboards