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Varmilo Sword 87 Koi Aluminum Mechanical Keyboard
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Nothing tops the serenity and simple beauty of a koi pond. Likewise, it’s difficult to beat the durability and heavyweight performance of aluminum Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downSyz1989
14
Mar 25, 2020
Cheaper to import from varmilo themselves and gives u more options from tkl to 65 percent.
whomad1215
757
Mar 26, 2020
Syz1989is it the metal case though? I know they have several versions of the plastic case.
Niflheimrx
2
Mar 25, 2020
Reminds me a lot of the CTRL Keyboard. It's beautiful but crazy expensive considering the features that you get with it. I get that it's a custom board, but $250 just for a sub-par custom set is seriously overpriced imo. They should at least include hotswap sockets, more switch variety (something other than Cherry's), and add some keycap choices on there.
That being said those keycaps that already come included are quite nice; ordering them seperately from the keyboard would be an easy buy for me. For now though, I'll be keeping my CTRL keyboard.
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cakesogood
82
Mar 24, 2020
abit too expensive for the keyboard
-non hotswappable
-not a huge selection of switches
-cant pick the keycaps of choice
and also living in singapore i can get this exact keyboard for half the price in a mechanical keyboard shop due to currency difference + without shipping XD
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Jino74
832
Mar 24, 2020
I feel some of these keyboard manufacturers haven't kept up with innovation and shifting interests of the keyboard community, Varmilo included. By including hotswap sockets, this board would've peaked the interest of many enthusiasts, especially those looking at hi-pro CTRL, for example. Without it, it's just another over-priced mass-manufactured board, IMO. Hotswap sockets are by no means the only way to make this attractive to enthusiasts, but I believe it would've been the easiest thing to do. Like someone else said earlier, an EC board with aluminum case would've also been a great opportunity - I certainly would've looked at it long and hard even though I'd quit TKL form factor.
battloid.kouji
18
Mar 23, 2020
Does this use the same Holtek processor found in the va87m, or does it use the nordic arm chip found in the vb87m?
diggergig
417
Mar 24, 2020
BougaTruly 'eye of the beholder' then, 'cause dawg, they fugly as Comic Sans to these peepers.
A community member
Mar 23, 2020
Normal price of the regular keyboard is $146 (not sure if it was on Drop before?). The aluminum case is effectively a $111 premium. Probably a good price if this is exactly what you're looking for.
I prefer EC switches - if this was a Topre clone or something, I would have been game. I hope the Atom 86 Alu finds it way to Drop one day.
MagicSmoke
388
Mar 23, 2020
Seems like D (Formerly MD) is just slapping $75 on to the price of every aluminum keyboard because it is what Apple would do. Or there is a cashflow problem. Either way, this should be a $175 keyboard.
AndrewByzhynar
4
Mar 23, 2020
Too expensive for what it is...Especially when you discover what are drawbacks... I own the previous version with mini USB, mechanical , 87 caps , bluetooth Varmilo.
The drawbacks:
1) There is no indicator when the battery is out. Suddenly it just stops working...
2) When I bought keyboard- there was specified battery capacity 10000mah.
But when I opened it there was jus 1000mah. After testing is appeared that actually there was only 890mah.
I don't know if these drawbacks are present in updated version but...
Just be aware.
A community member
Mar 23, 2020
AndrewByzhynarI don't think bluetooth is included in the model - at least I can't find any mention of it.
AndrewByzhynar
4
Mar 23, 2020
If it is not bluetooth version - everything should be fine. I do like my keyboard even with the drawbacks specified above. I have replaced original battery in my keyboard with 4000mah (bought on Aliexpress). Anyway I don't like the moment when it stops working suddenly... It is always unexpected.
But anyway it is too expensive. There are other great but less expensive alternatives on kickstarter.
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