Varmilo Minilo98 Pro vs Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt
Get the Varmilo Minilo98 Pro for hall effect and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of 98% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 98% boards under $300.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
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 Minilo98 Pro
Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Copper, Metal, Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Silent
Linear
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
- Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt
- Performance
- 8568
- Build quality
- 8163
- Productivity
- 8881
- Customizability
- 8964
- Portability
- 5552
- Layout size: 98%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro vs Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 25 specs differ
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
- Go to Varmilo
Varmilo
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockShips to you
Qwertykeys Neo98 Prebuilt
- Go to MonacoKeys
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
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