Varmilo Minilo98 Pro vs VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Get the Varmilo Minilo98 Pro for hall effect. Get the Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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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.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Battery
Build quality in the top 35% of 100% boards under $200.
- 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.
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
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Layout size
98%
100%
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
Case material
Copper, Metal, Plastic
Plastic
Switch options
Silent
Linear, Silent
- Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
- Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
- Performance
- 8564
- Build quality
- 8161
- Productivity
- 8876
- Customizability
- 8961
- Portability
- 5566
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro vs VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 25 specs differ
Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
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
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
Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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