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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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.
- 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.
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
- Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
- Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz
- Performance
- 6455
- Build quality
- 6170
- Productivity
- 7669
- Customizability
- 6159
- Portability
- 6650
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Switch options: Linear, Silent
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
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
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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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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