Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia vs Varmilo Sword 2 108
Get the Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia for hot-swappable and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
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Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards at any price.
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Varmilo Sword 2 108
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 100% boards at any price.
- 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.
Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia
Varmilo Sword 2 108
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Plate material
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic, Polycarbonate
Aluminum
- Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia
- Varmilo Sword 2 108
- Performance
- 7262
- Build quality
- 7151
- Productivity
- 8048
- Customizability
- 8653
- Portability
- 4342
- Layout size: 100%
Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia vs Varmilo Sword 2 108 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 20 specs differ
Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia
Varmilo Sword 2 108
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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