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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star vs Varmilo VA Series V2 Summit

Get the Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star for screw-in stabilizers and usb passthrough.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Screw-in stabilizers

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Varmilo VA Series V2 Summit

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

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.

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Varmilo VA Series V2 Summit

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Keycaps

    ABS

    PBT

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

  • USB passthrough

    Yes

    No

  • Backlight

    RGB

    White, north-facing

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
  • Varmilo VA Series V2 Summit
Performance
58
48
Build quality
52
50
Productivity
80
55
Customizability
59
54
Portability
56
55

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Case material: Plastic
  • Mount style: Plate Mount
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star vs Varmilo VA Series V2 Summit specs

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

6 of 18 specs differ

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Varmilo VA Series V2 Summit

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Mount style

Plate Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
—

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Backlight

RGB
White, north-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

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