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Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody vs Varmilo Sword68 Classic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Varmilo Sword68 Classic

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 45% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody

Varmilo Sword68 Classic

  • Connection

    Wired, Bluetooth

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody
  • Varmilo Sword68 Classic
Performance
52
57
Build quality
45
66
Productivity
54
69
Customizability
47
74
Portability
85
89

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Mount style: Plate Mount
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Full specs

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody vs Varmilo Sword68 Classic specs

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

10 of 19 specs differ

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody

Varmilo Sword68 Classic

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

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