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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 31, 2026

Keychron K2 Ultra vs Varmilo VA100

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K2 Ultra

QMK

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$119 at MK

Get the

Varmilo VA100

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$133 at Varmilo

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 Ultra

Varmilo VA100

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Silent

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K2 Ultra
  • Varmilo VA100
Performance
90
64
Build quality
86
47
Productivity
94
50
Customizability
92
56
Portability
82
48

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Keychron K2 Ultra vs Varmilo VA100 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Keychron K2 Ultra

Varmilo VA100

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,084 g
—

Dimensions

31 x 312 x 122 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K2 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Varmilo VA100

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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