Varmilo Sword68 Monet vs Vortex Hellcat
Get the Vortex Hellcat for screw-in stabilizers.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Varmilo Sword68 Monet
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 65% boards under $300.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Vortex Hellcat
Screw-in stabilizers
Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 Sword68 Monet
Vortex Hellcat
Case material
Aluminum
Acrylic, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Tray Mount
Plate material
Aluminum
FR4
Screw-in stabilizers
No
Yes
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
Backlight
RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Varmilo Sword68 Monet
- Vortex Hellcat
- Performance
- 6454
- Build quality
- 6377
- Productivity
- 7469
- Customizability
- 6585
- Portability
- 9170
- Layout size: 65%
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Varmilo Sword68 Monet vs Vortex Hellcat specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 20 specs differ
Varmilo Sword68 Monet
Vortex Hellcat
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
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