HMX Click Inc Macaron65 vs Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel
Get the HMX Click Inc Macaron65 for hot-swappable and qmk. Get the Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel for rapid trigger.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
HMX Click Inc Macaron65
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel
Rapid trigger
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% 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.
HMX Click Inc Macaron65
Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- HMX Click Inc Macaron65
- Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel
- Performance
- 6492
- Build quality
- 8260
- Productivity
- 7064
- Customizability
- 8152
- Portability
- 7071
- Layout size: 65%
- Hall effect (magnetic)
- Connection: Wired
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
HMX Click Inc Macaron65 vs Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 22 specs differ
HMX Click Inc Macaron65
Varmilo Muse65 HE Ariel
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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