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Keychron Carbon 60 HE vs Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Get the Keychron Carbon 60 HE for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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polling rate

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

from$234at Keychron

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Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

from$155at Varmilo

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$234 at Keychron

Get the

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Build quality in the top 20% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$155 at Varmilo

What actually differs

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.

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Layout size
60%
98%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Carbon Fiber
Copper, Metal, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Silent

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Carbon 60 HE
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Performance: 88
74
Build quality: 59
74
Productivity: 73
88
Customizability: 67
89
Portability: 76
55

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Carbon 60 HE vs Varmilo Minilo98 Pro specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

16 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Silent

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-BEL, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-DK, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-HU, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-PT, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Carbon Fiber

Copper, Metal, Plastic

Plate material

CarbonFiber

Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

740 g

1,000 g

Dimensions

29 x 291 x 108 mm

37 x 388 x 140 mm

Typing angle

6°

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Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Varmilo
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockShips to you

Where to buy

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