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Varmilo Minilo98 Pro vs Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Get the Varmilo Minilo98 Pro for hall effect. Get the Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2 for the 8,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Hall effect

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

from$155at Varmilo

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Battery

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

QK100 Mk2 Prebuilt – Mechanische 98% Tastatur

from$199at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

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.

$155 at Varmilo

Get the

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.

$199 at MK

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 Minilo98 Pro

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Copper, Metal, Plastic
Aluminum, Steel
Display
None
Yes
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Performance: 85
86
Build quality: 81
77
Productivity: 88
84
Customizability: 89
74
Portability: 55
65

What they share

Layout size: 98%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro vs Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Silent

—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-BEL, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-DK, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-HU, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-PT, ISO-UK

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Yes

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Copper, Metal, Plastic

Aluminum, Steel

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,000 g

—

Dimensions

37 x 388 x 140 mm

18 x 415 x 131 mm

Typing angle

—

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Varmilo
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockShips to you

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you

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