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Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber vs Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Get the Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Battery

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.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $300.

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

Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    2,400 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Spacebar

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
  • Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz
Performance
64
55
Build quality
61
70
Productivity
76
69
Customizability
61
59
Portability
66
50

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Switch options: Linear, Silent
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber vs Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz specs

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

10 of 21 specs differ

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Spacebar

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
2,400 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,450 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 438 x 136 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2026

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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