Nuxroskb 84 vs Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
Get the Nuxroskb 84 for hot-swappable and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Nuxroskb 84
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 20% of 80% boards under $300.
Get the
Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- 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.
Nuxroskb 84
Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum
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
- Nuxroskb 84
- Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
- Performance
- 6852
- Build quality
- 7752
- Productivity
- 6248
- Customizability
- 8853
- Portability
- 5352
- Layout size: 80%
Nuxroskb 84 vs Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 18 specs differ
Nuxroskb 84
Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Nuxroskb 84
Divinikey
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Varmilo Sword V2 87 Sakura R2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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