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Fancy V81 Plus vs Varmilo Minilo HE

Get the Varmilo Minilo HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Fancy V81 Plus

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.

Get the

Varmilo Minilo HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.

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.

Fancy V81 Plus

Varmilo Minilo HE

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Wireless

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Display

    Yes

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Fancy V81 Plus
  • Varmilo Minilo HE
Performance
43
94
Build quality
65
53
Productivity
50
77
Customizability
68
62
Portability
79
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Fancy V81 Plus vs Varmilo Minilo HE specs

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

10 of 21 specs differ

Fancy V81 Plus

Varmilo Minilo HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

Yes
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

—
PBT

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2025

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