Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron J3 SE
Battery
Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $150.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Varmilo Minilo
Knob
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $150.
- No numpad.
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 J3 SE
Varmilo Minilo
Layout size
96%
75%
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,400 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes
- Keychron J3 SE
- Varmilo Minilo
- Performance
- 8063
- Build quality
- 6857
- Productivity
- 8983
- Customizability
- 8674
- Portability
- 5781
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Keychron J3 SE vs Varmilo Minilo specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 23 specs differ
Keychron J3 SE
Varmilo Minilo
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron J3 SE
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.
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
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