Both - Min Bright by adfrost81, on Flickr
Some differences to note between the two:
- The Keycool actually remembers the LED setting on wake, which I really like. Its a minor thing, but the Ducky forgets the setting, and it's kind of annoying. I understand this was fixed in the Shine 2
- The White LED color temp is more neutral on the Ducky, and more blueish on the Keycool
- On the Ducky, all keys are white backlit. On the Keycool, everything is white except Caps Lock & Scroll Lock, which are orange. I understand this varies based on the primary LED color
- On the Ducky, the LEDs have a round lens. On the keycool, it's square
- There are no special modes on the Keycool. Just brightness adjustment.
- 5 Brightness levels on the Ducky vs 3 on the Keycool. The Ducky gets brighter, and I typically use it on setting 2. On the keycool, it looks like I'll be using it on maximum.
- The legends are much more attractive on the Ducky. The sans-serif font on the Keycool is rather ugly and there's some variance on height and width of the font. PrtSc and ScrLk are especially ugly.
- On the Ducky, all modifier legends are under the primary legend. On the Keycool, they are next to the numbers on the number keys. It looks a little odd, but ensures both legends are fully backlit.
- Fit & finish is better on the Ducky, but the Keycool isn't far behind. The biggest difference so far is the quality of the keycaps, in favor of the Ducky.
- The case is squared-off on the Ducky, and angled-off the on the Keycool. I prefer the Keycool.
Take a look at the gallery, and let me know what you think. Save the comments about backit keyboards. Some of us like them...deal with it.
But the Keycool looks nice in its backlit state.
