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Corsair K65 Plus vs Varmilo Sword68

Get the Corsair K65 Plus for knob. Get the Varmilo Sword68 for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Corsair K65 Plus

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 65% boards under $200.

Get the

Varmilo Sword68

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 65% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

Corsair K65 Plus

Varmilo Sword68

  • Battery

    266 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Keycaps

    PBT

    ABS, PBT

  • Backlight

    RGB

    RGB, south-facing

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Corsair K65 Plus
  • Varmilo Sword68
Performance
64
48
Build quality
43
56
Productivity
76
74
Customizability
75
63
Portability
87
91

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Corsair K65 Plus vs Varmilo Sword68 specs

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

8 of 24 specs differ

Corsair K65 Plus

Varmilo Sword68

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

266 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,500 g

Dimensions

35 x 136 x 320 mm
19 x 110 x 340 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

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