Varmilo Beijing Opera vs Keychron Lemokey L3
Get the Keychron Lemokey L3 for hot-swappable and knob.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Varmilo Beijing Opera
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron Lemokey L3
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Varmilo Beijing Opera
Keychron Lemokey L3
Layout size
100%
80%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Silent
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes
- Varmilo Beijing Opera
- Keychron Lemokey L3
- Performance
- 4682
- Build quality
- 3888
- Productivity
- 4597
- Customizability
- 4696
- Portability
- 4076
- Keycaps: PBT
Varmilo Beijing Opera vs Keychron Lemokey L3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 25 specs differ
Varmilo Beijing Opera
Keychron Lemokey L3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Varmilo Beijing Opera
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron Lemokey L3
Keychron
ISO
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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