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Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber vs Chang'e

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 35% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$189 at Varmilo

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Varmilo Chang'e

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $300.

$241 at Mechkeys

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 VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Varmilo Chang'e

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Backlight

    RGB, south-facing

    White

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

  • Mac & Windows

    Yes

    No

  • Released

    2026

    2024

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
  • Varmilo Chang'e
Performance
64
41
Build quality
61
40
Productivity
76
48
Customizability
61
53
Portability
66
42

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber vs Chang'e specs

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

6 of 19 specs differ

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Varmilo Chang'e

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

8,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,450 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 438 x 136 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
White

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2024

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