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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 31, 2026

Keychron C100 vs Varmilo Minilo

Get the Keychron C100 for qmk. Get the Varmilo Minilo for knob.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron C100

QMK

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Macropad only. This is not a full keyboard.

Get the

Varmilo Minilo

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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.

Keychron C100

Varmilo Minilo

  • Layout size

    Macropad

    75%

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    None

    Yes

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron C100
  • Varmilo Minilo
Performance
63
63
Build quality
58
57
Productivity
47
83
Customizability
55
74
Portability
65
81

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron C100 vs Varmilo Minilo specs

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

12 of 22 specs differ

Keychron C100

Varmilo Minilo

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

Macropad
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

—
3,400 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

—
1,510 g

Dimensions

—
37 x 326 x 144 mm

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron C100

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Varmilo Minilo

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR.

Where to buy

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