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Varmilo Minilo75 Pro vs Pulsar Xboard MS

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

Build quality in the top 30% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

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Pulsar Xboard MS

polling rate

Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

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.

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

Pulsar Xboard MS

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Plastic

    ABS

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Varmilo Minilo75 Pro
  • Pulsar Xboard MS
Performance
80
85
Build quality
75
63
Productivity
89
85
Customizability
86
69
Portability
82
61

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro vs Pulsar Xboard MS specs

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

10 of 25 specs differ

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

Pulsar Xboard MS

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-BEL, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-DK, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-HU, ISO-IS, ISO-IT, ISO-NO, ISO-PT, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
ABS

Plate material

Steel
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

850 g
—

Dimensions

37 x 388 x 140 mm
—

Typing angle

8°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

  • Varmilo

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

Pulsar Xboard MS

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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