Ducky Mini Keyboard Review
Conclusion
I really liked using the Ducky Mini, functionally it serves the same purpose as other keyboards – you hit letters and they appear on screen – and it is certainly aimed at a niche of a niche in terms of mechanical keyboards, however it takes a more creative out of the box design to the 60% form factor and adds a few useful features to the overall package.
The build of the keyboard overall is excellent the aluminium plates give the Ducky Mini exceptional strength. The typing experience will also be familiar to anyone who has used Cherry MX Blue switches on other keyboards with each key having a brilliantly crisp clicking noise on each and every keypress.
The Ducky Mini in most places is the only 60% keyboard available, and it is currently the only one with dual led’s that can be blended as well as being the only one with an aluminium casing from the factory. This makes comparing like for like prices awkward.
In the end it is going to come down to space and portability requirements. If desk real estate is an issue a keyboard like the Ducky Mini will make sense. If you need/want to take a mechanical keyboard with you on your travels a keyboard like the Ducky Mini will make sense. If these aren’t an issue that you face or you don’t have a mechanical keyboard collecting issue – like myself – then getting one of the Ducky Mini’s bigger brothers will likely be a more sensible option. Although with mechanical keyboards sometimes sensibility isn’t high on the list 🙂
Indeed the Ducky Mini does not go away empty handed here. It is a cracking piece of hardware so it gets a Dave Plays Silver Award.
As I finish, I am just going to mention again that I went out and bought this keyboard with my own money and full disclosure that I am also tangentially related to how Ducky came to be initially stocked in the UK. So take that as you will.
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