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Keychron K13 Max vs Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

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Keychron K13 Max

4.5 (4)4.5 · 4 reviews

from$109at Keychron

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Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

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from$150at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K13 Max

QMK

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

$109 at Keychron

Get the

Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$150 at MK

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 K13 Max

Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

Case material
ABS, Aluminum
ABS
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
PCB Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K13 Max
Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

Performance: 80
76
Build quality: 79
54
Productivity: 88
79
Customizability: 89
71
Portability: 76
75

What they share

Layout size: 80%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Low profile
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron K13 Max vs Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board specs

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

7 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K13 Max

Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount

Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

ABS

Plate material

—

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

600 g

—

Dimensions

8 x 346 x 119 mm

—

Typing angle

3°

—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K13 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Varmilo VPT87 Dreams on Board

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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