The Ducky OK-M series is a lineup of budget mechanical keyboards with plastic chassis and gasket-mounted designs. They come with pre-lubed KTT switches, have per-key RGB backlighting, and support wireless connectivity using a 2.4GHz USB receiver or Bluetooth. They're also compatible with the VIA configurator, a popular web-based tool for remapping keys and customizing keyboard settings.
We bought the compact 75% Ducky OK-M 75 for this review, but a smaller 65% and larger "980 layout" variants are also available. See our Differences Between Variants section for details.
Our Verdict
Though they're not designed exclusively as gaming keyboards, the Ducky OK-M boards are great gaming options overall. Their latency is low enough that most people won't notice any delay in-game, though it's higher and less consistent than dedicated gaming keyboards designed for high-level competitive play. Otherwise, these keyboards have decent build quality overall, and they come with pre-lubed switches and stabilizers. They also support the VIA configurator for reprogramming keys and adjusting backlight settings. Unfortunately, while they have RGB backlighting, the keycaps on the Black and Blue colorway we tested have poor shine-through legend clarity, making some legends virtually illegible in darker rooms.
Good latency performance.
Poor shine-through legend clarity on the Black and Blue colorway
No advertised battery life expectations.
The Ducky OK-M boards are very good for office work. Despite their all-plastic build, they have decent overall build quality without any standout issues. They offer excellent typing quality, with pre-lubed switches that have only minor wobble that isn’t particularly noticeable when typing, as well as very consistent stabilizers. Their gasket-mounted design also provides a soft, somewhat springy typing feel, and they connect wirelessly with a 2.4GHz dongle or via Bluetooth, with support for multi-device pairing. Unfortunately, they don't include a wrist rest, which can improve ergonomics by reducing the need to angle your wrists to reach all the keys and helping limit strain over long typing periods.
Excellent typing quality.
Connects wirelessly with 2.4GHz receiver or Bluetooth.
Quiet typing noise.
No advertised battery life expectations.
The Ducky OK-M keyboards are a satisfactory option for use with tablets or mobile devices. These keyboards have decent build quality and connect wirelessly via a 2.4GHz receiver or Bluetooth. They're also available in several sizes, including 65% and 75% models, which are best suited for on-the-go use. That said, they're still fairly heavy and bulky high-profile keyboards.
Connects wirelessly with 2.4GHz receiver or Bluetooth.
Somewhat heavy and bulky.
No advertised battery life expectations.
The Ducky OK-M keyboards are very good for programming. They have decent build quality, durable PBT keycaps, and wireless connectivity via a 2.4GHz dongle or Bluetooth, with support for multi-device pairing. They also provide excellent overall typing quality, with pre-lubed switches and very consistent stabilizers. The keys wobble slightly, but it's not very noticeable when typing normally. They also support the VIA configurator for macro programming and key assignments, and they have full RGB backlighting, though the keycaps on the Black and Blue colorway we tested have poor shine-through legend clarity.
Excellent typing quality.
Connects wirelessly with 2.4GHz receiver or Bluetooth.
Quiet typing noise.
Poor shine-through legend clarity on the Black and Blue colorway
No advertised battery life expectations.
The Ducky OK-M boards are disappointing for entertainment or home theater PC use. They have flexible connectivity and decent build quality overall, but they're somewhat heavy and bulky for use from a couch. They also have default media hotkeys, including a rotary knob that controls volume and mute by default, but they lack a full set of dedicated media keys, as these controls are on a secondary layer in Windows compatibility mode and are unlabeled on the keycaps. While these keyboards also have RGB backlighting, the Black and Blue colorway we tested has poor shine-through legend clarity, making the keys very hard to read in a dark room.
Connects wirelessly with 2.4GHz receiver or Bluetooth.
Somewhat heavy and bulky.
Lacks dedicated media keys.
Poor shine-through legend clarity on the Black and Blue colorway
No advertised battery life expectations.
The Ducky OK-M series has impressive overall performance, with good single-key and multi-key latency. However, its latency is less consistent than on typical dedicated gaming keyboards. It isn't high or inconsistent enough for most people to notice delays in most games, but we recommend a keyboard with lower and more consistent latency if you primarily play competitively. These keyboards also score unusually well on our Chord Split test, but this result requires additional context and shouldn't be taken as an indicator that this keyboard is ideally suited for rhythm games or other games that require many simultaneous inputs with accurate timing. See Chord Split for details.
Good latency performance.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Ducky OK-M keyboards are available in three sizes, two colorways, and two KTT switch options. See the Dimensions box for more details about how these size options compare.
| Name | Size | Colorways * | Switch Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducky OK-M 65 | Compact 65% | Black, Black and Blue | KTT Red Wine (linear), KTT Baby Blue (tactile) |
| Ducky OK-M 75 | Compact 75% | ||
| Ducky OK-M 98 | Compact 98% ('980' Layout') |
*According to the listing for these keyboards on Mechanicalkeyboards.com, the Black and Blue colorway has non-backlit black keycaps and blue accent keys, while the Black colorway has a solid black frame, backlit black keycaps, and purple accent keys. See Backlight Clarity for more details.
We bought the 75% Ducky OK-M 75 in Black and Blue, but we expect our test results to be representative across all size variants in this series. See a photo of our unit's label.
Popular Keyboard Comparisons
The Ducky OK-M series is a lineup of budget mechanical keyboards that represent something of a return to form for Ducky. The brand used to be one of the most popular names in mechanical keyboards, with standout models like the Ducky One 3, but it has since fallen behind competitors with more robust feature sets and better typing quality. The OK-M boards help close that gap by incorporating many features that have become common across the keyboard market, including wireless connectivity, pre-lubed switches and stabilizers, gasket mounting for a softer and more consistent typing feel, hot-swappable PCBs, and support for a standardized web-based configurator.
These keyboards are a good option if you're buying your first mechanical keyboard or just want a straightforward wireless model with a high-quality typing experience. They're similar in many ways to options like the AULA F99/F75, but they offer a more straightforward buying experience and much simpler, easier-to-use software. They also deliver roughly the same high-quality typing experience, and they approach the same build quality as popular mid-range options like the Keychron V Max or Keychron K Max series. However, those Keychron lineups are available in more size options. Compared to more premium options, such as the Lofree Flow 2 or Keychron Q Ultra 8K series keyboards, the biggest differences are typically fit and finish, case materials, and occasionally raw gaming performance, which only really matters if you primarily play competitive games.
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The Epomaker TH80 Pro and the Ducky OK-M 75 are wireless mechanical keyboards with similar 75% layouts and rotary knobs, though the Epomaker has two fewer keys. The Epomaker has slightly more robust-feeling build quality overall, but the Ducky has better typing quality, with much more consistent stabilizers and a gasket-mounted design that lends typing a soft, slightly springy quality.
The Ducky OK-M and Keychron K Max series are lineups of wireless mechanical keyboards. The Ducky boards are available in 65%, 75%, and 98% sizes, with both linear and tactile switch options. The Keychron boards are available in many more size options, as well as one linear and two tactile switch options. Both lineups have excellent typing quality, but the Ducky boards have a comparatively softer, almost springy typing feel due to their gasket-mounted design. By contrast, the Keychron boards have a more traditional tray mount and steel plate, making them comparatively stiffer. The Keychron boards also have more robust overall build quality and raw gaming performance.
Both the NuPhy Node Series and Ducky OK-M series are lineups of wireless mechanical keyboards. The NuPhy boards are available in standard-profile and low-profile versions, with 75% and 100% sizes and linear, tactile, or silent linear switch options. They also have more robust build quality, better gaming performance, and more extensive software options. The Ducky boards, on the other hand, are only available as standard-profile models, in 65%, 75%, and 98% sizes, with either tactile or linear switches.
The Logitech Alto Keys K98M and the Ducky OK-M 98 are wireless mechanical keyboards with similar compact 98% sizes. They have nearly all the same keys as a full-size keyboard, but in a more compact package. The Logitech is designed more purely as an everyday browsing and productivity board. It has better build quality, and while it only has white backlighting, it has shine-through legends, unlike the Ducky. On the other hand, the Ducky is designed for everyday browsing, productivity, and gaming. It also has a control knob, which the Logitech lacks, as well as full RGB backlighting. The Ducky is also available in two smaller variants, 65% and 75% sizes, and with either linear or tactile switches, while the Logitech is only available in one size and with linear switches.
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