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Chilkey ND104 vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND104

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $200.

Get the

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Build quality in the top 35% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

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.

Chilkey ND104

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent

    Linear, Silent

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    Yes

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND104
  • Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Performance
79
63
Build quality
89
61
Productivity
94
75
Customizability
90
61
Portability
65
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 8,000 mAh
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Chilkey ND104 vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber specs

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

12 of 24 specs differ

Chilkey ND104

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

Yes
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAh
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,450 g

Dimensions

34 x 438 x 140 mm
41 x 438 x 136 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey ND104

  • Input Gear

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockShips to you

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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