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Keychron V6 Ultra vs Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron V6 Ultra

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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

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Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 100% 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.

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 V6 Ultra

Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Metal, Plastic

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V6 Ultra
  • Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1
Performance
89
48
Build quality
77
46
Productivity
91
47
Customizability
78
53
Portability
56
42

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Keychron V6 Ultra vs Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1 specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Keychron V6 Ultra

Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
—

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Metal, Plastic
ABS

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,130 g
—

Dimensions

31 x 448 x 149 mm
—

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
White

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V6 Ultra

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Varmilo MA Series V2 Summit R1

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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