Corsair K70 Pro vs Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody
Get the Corsair K70 Pro for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K70 Pro
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 30% of 100% boards under $200.
- 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.
Corsair K70 Pro
Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
- Corsair K70 Pro
- Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody
- Performance
- 8584
- Build quality
- 4264
- Productivity
- 5385
- Customizability
- 5580
- Portability
- 4253
- Layout size: 100%
- Keycaps: PBT
Corsair K70 Pro vs Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 23 specs differ
Corsair K70 Pro
Varmilo APT108 Sea Melody
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
Plate material
Keycaps
Dimensions
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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