Keychron J5 vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Get the Keychron J5 for qmk. Get the Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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from$59at Keychron
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from$189at Varmilo
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron J5
QMK
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Battery
Build quality in the top 35% of 100% boards under $200.
- 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.
Keychron J5
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Battery
3,750 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent
Weight
1,100 g
1,450 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron J5
- Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
- Performance
- 8264
- Build quality
- 7161
- Productivity
- 8976
- Customizability
- 8861
- Portability
- 5466
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron J5 vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 25 specs differ
Keychron J5
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
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
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