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Keychron K2 HE vs Varmilo Minilo HE

Get the Keychron K2 HE for knob. Get the Varmilo Minilo HE for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K2 HE

Knob

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.

Get the

Varmilo Minilo HE

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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 Minilo HE

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Switch options

    Linear, Magnetic

    Clicky, Magnetic

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount, Tray Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K2 HE
  • Varmilo Minilo HE
Performance
93
94
Build quality
91
53
Productivity
97
77
Customizability
98
62
Portability
81
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hall effect (magnetic)
  • Rapid trigger
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Plate material: Aluminum
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K2 HE vs Varmilo Minilo HE specs

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

14 of 29 specs differ

Keychron K2 HE

Varmilo Minilo HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

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
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Resin, Wood
—

Plate material

Aluminum
Aluminum

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
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

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 Minilo HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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