Keychron Lemokey L4 vs Varmilo VPE87 Beijing Opera
Get the Keychron Lemokey L4 for hot-swappable and qmk.
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from$184at Keychron
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from$160at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Lemokey L4
Hot-swappable
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 VPE87 Beijing Opera
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 80% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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 VPE87 Beijing Opera
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, 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 VPE87 Beijing Opera
- Performance
- 8052
- Build quality
- 8749
- Productivity
- 9571
- Customizability
- 9452
- Portability
- 7771
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron Lemokey L4 vs Varmilo VPE87 Beijing Opera specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 26 specs differ
Keychron Lemokey L4
Varmilo VPE87 Beijing Opera
Switch options
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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