Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Varmilo VA80 Hygge
Get the Focus Lab CTRL87 for the 8,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Varmilo VA80 Hygge for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Focus Lab CTRL87
Battery
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Varmilo VA80 Hygge
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- 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.
Focus Lab CTRL87
Varmilo VA80 Hygge
Layout size
87%
100%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic
- Focus Lab CTRL87
- Varmilo VA80 Hygge
- Performance
- 8184
- Build quality
- 5773
- Productivity
- 5887
- Customizability
- 5286
- Portability
- 5876
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Keycaps: PBT
Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Varmilo VA80 Hygge specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 24 specs differ
Focus Lab CTRL87
Varmilo VA80 Hygge
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Focus Lab CTRL87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Varmilo VA80 Hygge
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW, ISO-DK, ISO-HU.
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