# Ducky OK-M

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/ducky-ok-m
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/mechanical-keyboards
- Placement: #6 of 28 in Mechanical Keyboards, B tier
- Brand: Ducky
- LP on this board: 569
- Last researched: 2026-09-11T22:06:44.168Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

PCWorld's incredible value with VIA, PBT and wireless from a brand with decades of hardware credibility. The plastic case keeps it mid-pack.

## For

- Hot-swap sockets
- VIA programming means the configuration tool cannot be abandoned
- Durable PBT keycaps
- Dual-mode wireless with 2.4GHz or Bluetooth
- Gasket-mount design with five-layer acoustic dampening

## Against

- Plastic case

## Evidence

Consolidated from 13 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware Asylum | Dennis Garcia - Ninja Lane | B | https://www.hardwareasylum.com/reviews/input_device/ducky_ok-m | fetched and confirmed |
| GadgetCV | Samuel Ojo | B | https://gadgetcv.com/ducky-ok-m-98-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| r/BudgetKeebs | u/ArgentStonecutter | D | https://www.reddit.com/r/BudgetKeebs/comments/1s6e608/ducky_okm_via_qmk_keyboards/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Tiktok | tiktok.com | B | https://www.tiktok.com/%40techtesseract/video/7630156470931197198 | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Guide | Sebastian Kozlowski | B | https://www.pcguide.com/keyboard/review/ducky-ok-m-98/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbavygylCjO/ | fetched and confirmed |
| TechTesseract | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/61565387300112/videos/best-budget-keyboard-of-2026-ducky-ok-m-is-stacked-for-70-/1098556485854631/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Daihuku Keyboard | Daihuku Keyboard | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sk0EX5xdPw | fetched and confirmed |
| うしゃすらいむ【ガジェット紹介】 | うしゃすらいむ【ガジェット紹介】 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EybjBbUOokE&vl=en-US | fetched and confirmed |
| PCWorld | Michael Crider | A | https://www.pcworld.com/article/3063899/ducky-ok-m-keyboard-review.html | fetched and confirmed |
| GeekaWhat | Jay Harris | S | https://geekawhat.com/ducky-ok-m-98-keyboard-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Trusted Reviews | Reece Bithrey | B | https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/ducky-ok-m-98 | fetched and confirmed |
| Worth Buying | Worth Buying | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygm9yHaAwWo | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Keychron Q5 Max | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/keychron-q5-max |
| 2 | Wobkey Rainy 75 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/wobkey-rainy-75 |
| 3 | AULA F75 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/aula-f75 |
| 4 | Keychron V5 Max | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/keychron-v5-max |
| 5 | Keychron Q1 Max | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/keychron-q1-max |
| 7 | Keychron Q6 HE | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/keychron-q6-he |
| 8 | Keychron K3 Ultra | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/keychron-k3-ultra |
| 9 | NuPhy Node 75 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/nuphy-node-75 |
| 10 | Evoworks Evo80 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/evoworks-evo80 |
| 11 | Keychron V3 Max | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/keychron-v3-max |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/mechanical-keyboards.

## What this tier means

- B: Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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