Corsair K65 Plus vs Varmilo Sword68 Ariel
Get the Corsair K65 Plus for knob and media keys. Get the Varmilo Sword68 Ariel for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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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 Ariel
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 65% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 Ariel
Battery
266 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
Backlight
RGB
RGB, south-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
Media keys
Yes
No
- Corsair K65 Plus
- Varmilo Sword68 Ariel
- Performance
- 6357
- Build quality
- 4363
- Productivity
- 7669
- Customizability
- 7561
- Portability
- 8789
- Layout size: 65%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Corsair K65 Plus vs Varmilo Sword68 Ariel specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 21 specs differ
Corsair K65 Plus
Varmilo Sword68 Ariel
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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