Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star vs Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Get the Varmilo APT87 Yakumo for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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.
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic
ABS
Switch options
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
- Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
- Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
- Performance
- 5883
- Build quality
- 5255
- Productivity
- 8079
- Customizability
- 5972
- Portability
- 5675
- Layout size: 80%
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Sound dampening
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star vs Varmilo APT87 Yakumo specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 22 specs differ
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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