Keychron Lemokey L4 vs Varmilo APT87 Panda R2
Get the Keychron Lemokey L4 for qmk. Get the Varmilo APT87 Panda R2 for hall effect.
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from$150at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Lemokey L4
QMK
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Varmilo APT87 Panda R2
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 Lemokey L4
Varmilo APT87 Panda R2
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron Lemokey L4
- Varmilo APT87 Panda R2
- Performance
- 8083
- Build quality
- 8755
- Productivity
- 9580
- Customizability
- 9472
- Portability
- 7775
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron Lemokey L4 vs Varmilo APT87 Panda R2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 27 specs differ
Keychron Lemokey L4
Varmilo APT87 Panda R2
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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