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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 13, 2026

Varmilo Chang'e vs Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Get the Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz for screw-in stabilizers.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Varmilo Chang'e

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

Rules this board out

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

Get the

Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Screw-in stabilizers

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 Chang'e

Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Spacebar

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear, Silent

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ANSI, ISO, JIS

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    No

    Yes

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

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Varmilo Chang'e
  • Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz
Performance
42
55
Build quality
40
70
Productivity
49
69
Customizability
53
59
Portability
42
50

What they share

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

Varmilo Chang'e vs Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz specs

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

8 of 17 specs differ

Varmilo Chang'e

Vortex × hololive Hakos Baelz

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

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, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
2,400 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Backlight

White
None

Extras

Released

2024
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Varmilo Chang'e

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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