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Keychron Q2 Pro vs Varmilo Muse65 HE

Get the Varmilo Muse65 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Keychron Q2 Pro

4.3 · 8 reviews

from$149at Keychron

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Hall effect

Varmilo Muse65 HE

No reviews

from$119at Varmilo

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q2 Pro

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$149 at Keychron

Get the

Varmilo Muse65 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 45% of 65% 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.
Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.

$119 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 Q2 Pro

Varmilo Muse65 HE

Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 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
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Metal

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q2 Pro
Varmilo Muse65 HE

Performance: 78
96
Build quality: 90
68
Productivity: 95
69
Customizability: 96
61
Portability: 89
73

What they share

Layout size: 65%
Hot-swappable
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q2 Pro vs Varmilo Muse65 HE specs

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

19 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q2 Pro

Varmilo Muse65 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI, ISO, ISO-SW

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

1,489 g

1,200 g

Dimensions

35 x 121 x 328 mm

19 x 312 x 112 mm

Typing angle

3°, 7°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q2 Pro

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

Varmilo Muse65 HE

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-SW.

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