Cidoo V87 vs Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board
Get the Cidoo V87 for knob. Get the Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board for hall effect.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Cidoo V87
Knob
Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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.
Cidoo V87
Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Switch options
Linear
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
- Cidoo V87
- Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board
- Performance
- 5483
- Build quality
- 6855
- Productivity
- 7580
- Customizability
- 7472
- Portability
- 7075
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Cidoo V87 vs Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 21 specs differ
Cidoo V87
Varmilo APT87 Dreams On Board
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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