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Keychron K2 HE vs Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You

Get the Keychron K2 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K2 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.
$129 at Keychron

Get the

Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.
$127 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 K2 HE

Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Resin, Wood

    Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K2 HE
  • Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You
Performance
93
58
Build quality
91
44
Productivity
97
46
Customizability
98
51
Portability
81
53
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Full specs

Keychron K2 HE vs Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You specs

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

17 of 29 specs differ

Keychron K2 HE

Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Clicky

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Resin, Wood
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT, PC
PBT

Weight

1,743 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 127 x 321 mm
—

Typing angle

12°, 4°, 5°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
White

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K2 HE

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH

    In stockShips to you

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Varmilo MA87M Love Birds You

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

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