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Keychron V10 Max vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Get the Keychron V10 Max for hall effect. Get the Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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 V10 Max

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V10 Max
  • Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Performance
86
63
Build quality
86
61
Productivity
100
75
Customizability
98
61
Portability
82
66

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron V10 Max

5.0

3 owner reviews

Praise
“- Very comfy OSA keycap profile , now my favorite one - Not hard to switch from regular layout to Alice - it took me about a week on keybr.com / monkeytype.com to get to full speed - Fully remapable keys, 5 keys under thumb finger - I've remapped left Space…”
RomanVerified buyer· via Keychron

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron V10 Max vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber specs

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

16 of 28 specs differ

Keychron V10 Max

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

958 g
1,450 g

Dimensions

19 x 141 x 387 mm
41 x 438 x 136 mm

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $104Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
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  • MKUS

    Out of stock
    $104Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $140Visit
  • VarmiloCN

    In stock
    $189Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$189Visit

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