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Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE vs Varmilo VA80 Hygge

Get the Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Varmilo VA80 Hygge for hot-swappable.

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Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Varmilo VA80 Hygge

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 25% 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.

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.

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

Varmilo VA80 Hygge

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    4,800 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE
  • Varmilo VA80 Hygge
Performance
78
73
Build quality
43
65
Productivity
51
86
Customizability
50
86
Portability
65
76

What they share

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

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE vs Varmilo VA80 Hygge specs

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

15 of 25 specs differ

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

Varmilo VA80 Hygge

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Silent

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-DK, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-HU, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,800 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,150 g

Dimensions

—
41 x 358 x 136 mm

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Varmilo VA80 Hygge

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW, ISO-DK, ISO-HU.

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