Ducky has teamed up with Taiwanese design label Dimanche to redesign the One 2. The leitmotif for the special edition of the mechanical keyboard is Alice in Wonderland. Smooth-running Varmilo buttons add to an eccentric design and all sorts of thematically appropriate symbols on the buttons.
The One 2, here in pink and orange, also relies on Ducky's “Quack Mechanics”. , who have already been able to prove their qualities, for example in the One 3 SF (test). The insulation and structure of the inner workings ensure quiet, rich typing with a softer touch. Features such as a detachable cable and adjustable feet with two levels have also proven their worth.
The central eye-catcher of the Alice in Wonderland edition are the keycaps made of durable PBT plastic. Letters are heavily stylized, edge keys such as Capslock or Ctrl are not labeled directly, but are provided with symbols from the Alice universe via dye-sublimation printing. The actual function is noted on the front of the caps. It goes without saying that the readability suffers as a result, but the target group of the keyboard, which costs around 200 euros, are more frequent typists who can type blindly anyway. In addition, the MDA profile is used for the key caps instead of the normally used Cherry profile – the shape does not correspond to the mainstream either.
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Ducky One 2 Pro Alice in Wonderland (Image: Caseking)
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Ducky One 2 Pro Alice in Wonderland (Image: Caseking)
Pink buttons for pink keyboard
Cherry also has to make way for the buttons. In the special edition, Ducky uses the permanently installed EC Sakura V2 from Varmilo, which are coupled with white LEDs. These are linear buttons with a trigger resistance of 45 grams, which makes them a direct counterpart to Cherry MX Red. They're supposed to be smoother to the touch, but their real benefit seems to be an aesthetic one: with their pink stamp, they go better with the design and are an extravagant, almost eccentric choice that befits a special edition.
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Ducky One 2 Pro Alice in Wonderland (Image: Caseking)
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Varmilo compares normal and EC buttons (Picture: Varmilo)The models, which are otherwise only available in Varmilo keyboards, work a little differently than the MX standard versions . The trick is already in the name, because according to the manufacturer it is an “electrostatic capacitative switch”. It does not make any metal contact when it is pressed, but merely brings two metal elements into close proximity and measures the resulting change in the electromagnetic field. This is to improve durability.
Hooks are price and layout
Hooks has the “Ducky x Dimanche One 2 Pro Alice in Wonderland” nevertheless. One is the high price of around 200 euros, the second is the layout, because the special edition is only offered in a US-ANSI variant, which lacks the large input key that is often required here.