The Ducky MIYA Pro is a collaboration keyboard between Ducky and Varmilo. This keyboard comes in multiple aesthetics, and you can choose between a lot of different Cherry MX switches when placing your order. It's a small 65% compact keyboard that has dedicated arrow keys. The board is very well-built and offers an excellent typing experience thanks to the Dye Sub PBT keycaps and stable keys. The board features white-only backlighting but still supports lighting effects. Unfortunately, while its latency is fine for most people, it might not be ideal for serious, competitive gamers. The keyboard can easily be found on mechanicalkeyboards.com but can be a bit harder to find elsewhere.
Our Verdict
The Ducky MIYA Pro is an excellent gaming keyboard. Our unit has Cherry MX Brown switches with a short pre-travel distance and low operating force, making them feel light and responsive. The Dye Sub PBT keycaps shouldn't fade over time, and the white backlighting is good for playing in darker environments, even if the keys aren't translucent. You can also map macros on all keys.
- Solid and durable build.
- Wide variety of Cherry MX Switches.
- Macro-programmable keys.
- Only white backlighting; no RGB.
- Latency might be too high for some.
The Ducky MIYA Pro isn't designed to be used with mobile devices and tablets.
The Ducky MIYA Pro is a great keyboard for the office. Some might feel like its ergonomics aren't good enough, but you shouldn't feel too much fatigue when typing on it for long periods. It's a very well-built keyboard, and it provides an excellent overall typing experience. Our unit has Cherry MX Brown switches, but it also comes in various types of Cherry MX switches, so you can pick the ones that suit you best.
- Dedicated arrow keys.
- Solid and durable build.
- Wide variety of Cherry MX Switches.
- Spacebar stabilizers feel different than rest of the keys.
The Ducky MIYA Pro is a great keyboard for programmers. The board feels very durable, and it offers an excellent typing experience. However, it doesn't have the best ergonomics and can only be used wired with a single device at a time. On the upside, the ability to set macros and the fact it can be used on pretty much any operating system is useful, although you don't have access to the software on macOS and Linux.
- Dedicated arrow keys.
- Solid and durable build.
- Wide variety of Cherry MX Switches.
- Macro-programmable keys.
- Only white backlighting; no RGB.
- Spacebar stabilizers feel different than rest of the keys.
The Ducky MIYA Pro is bad for use with a home theater PC. It's a wired-only keyboard with no trackpad for navigation. On top of that, it lacks media controls and is only fully compatible with Windows because there's no customization software for macOS and Linux.
- Solid and durable build.
- Wide variety of Cherry MX Switches.
- Only white backlighting; no RGB.
- No trackpad.
- Wired-only.
Changelog
- Updated Feb 11, 2022: This keyboard's latency was retested. The retest yielded the same results as the initial testing. No changes were made to the review.
- Updated Mar 19, 2021: Updated the Varmilo Keyboard software and retested it.
- Updated Mar 17, 2021: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Jul 16, 2020: We've adjusted the Build Quality score after getting user feedback concerning a mistake in our review.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Ducky x Varmilo MIYA Pro has many variants, although most of them are purely cosmetic. There are around a dozen different styles, and some of them come with add-on items, like the Panda version we reviewed. Also, every keyboard is available in a wide variety of Cherry MX switches, and some even have full RGB lighting. This review is only valid for our unit, which is the MIYA Pro Panda White LED with Cherry MX Brown switches.
Popular Keyboard Comparisons
The Ducky MIYA Pro Panda is a great compact mechanical keyboard, which stands out thanks to its unique aesthetics. It comes in a wide variety of different styles and backlighting, on top of being able to get the board with different switches. It's also nice to have a 65% layout with dedicated arrow keys, which most compact 60% don't have, making it easier to navigate text. However, the MIYA Pro doesn't feel as solid and doesn't provide as amazing of a typing experience as other Ducky keyboards. See our recommendations for the best keyboards, the best mechanical keyboard, or even the best keyboards for writers.
The Ducky MIYA Pro and the Ducky One 2 SF are very similar 65% wired keyboards. They both have excellent build quality, and they're both available in various Cherry MX switches. The MIYA Pro is better for gaming mainly because it has somewhat lower latency. It has software for customization, which the One 2 SF lacks, but it isn't very user-friendly.
The Ducky Mecha Mini V2 is slightly better than the Ducky MIYA Pro. The Mecha Mini has full RGB backlighting, it's better built with an aluminum frame, and it offers a better typing quality. The MIYA Pro is bigger so it has dedicated arrow keys and it has dedicated software to customize the keyboard.
The Ducky Shine 7 and the Ducky MIYA Pro are very different. The Shine 7 is a full-size keyboard, and the MIYA Pro is a compact 65%. The Shine 7 has better build quality, and its customization software is much easier to use. While we tested both keyboards with Cherry MX Browns, the Shine 7 feels better to type on because the MIYA Pro's spacebar feels mushy and can be quite annoying for some. Both keyboards are available in various Cherry MX switches. If you plan on gaming, the Shine 7 has significantly lower latency, resulting in a more responsive gaming experience. The MIYA Pro that we tested has white backlighting, but there are variants that have full RGB.
The Ducky MIYA Pro and the Obinslab Anne Pro 2 are quite different. The Ducky is a wired 65% keyboard with dedicated navigation keys, while the Obinslab is a compact 60% keyboard that can be used wired or wirelessly. If you plan on gaming, the Obinslab is better because it has lower latency. The Obinslab is also a better choice if you need multi-device pairing for multitasking so that you can switch easily between the paired devices. Both keyboards are available in a variety of Cherry MX switches. Our Ducky unit has white backlighting only, but you can get a variant that has full RGB.
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