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Royal Kludge M75 vs Varmilo Minilo VXH81

Get the Royal Kludge M75 for knob. Get the Varmilo Minilo VXH81 for sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge M75

Knob

Build quality in the top 50% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

Get the

Varmilo Minilo VXH81

Sound dampening

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 75% boards under $100.

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.

Royal Kludge M75

Varmilo Minilo VXH81

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    OLED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge M75
  • Varmilo Minilo VXH81
Performance
66
49
Build quality
66
53
Productivity
73
60
Customizability
74
62
Portability
80
61

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Royal Kludge M75 vs Varmilo Minilo VXH81 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Royal Kludge M75

Varmilo Minilo VXH81

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

OLED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Battery

3,750 mAh
—

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

900 g
—

Dimensions

42 x 328 x 139 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
White

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

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