Varmilo VA68M RGB Mechanical Keyboard Discussions | Drop

Free Standard Shipping in the US on orders over $99

Varmilo VA68M RGB Mechanical Keyboard

Mech Keys

Showing 1 of 54 conversations about:

Varmilo VA68M RGB Mechanical Keyboard

Tom_Jr

127

Keyboard Club Member

Mar 31, 2018

I wanted to add some Varmilo VA68M love. I got my first VA68M from Massdrop and I think it's an awesome board. It's heavy for a 65%, but not too heavy to move or carry. One of my favorite qualities of this board is when I bottom out the keys, this board stays 'quiet'. I'm not sure how to explain. When I type on other boards, there might be a slight echo or ringing after hitting a key, but this board almost deadens the keystroke. It's a quality I notice with my other Varmilo VA87 board too.
The only minor complaint I have is that my board has a 'Pg Up' LED that stays lit whether the LEDs are on or not. It indicates whether the number row acts as numbers or function keys. You can toggle this, so if you set it as function keys, the 'Pg Dn' LED will be on instead. It's not a huge deal, but I would've preferred another way to indicate this instead of having an LED on all the time, maybe just flash the LED when you toggle.
Anyway, I've had the board for a few months now and it's one of my favorites. It's a great board. Here's my VA68M, Cherry MX Brown switches, white LEDs, and XDA Godspeed keycaps (also from Massdrop).

Mhurz

Apr 1, 2018

Tom_JrChiming in to say that I recently picked up a VA68M and it's an incredible board. I am using Cherry MX Silent Reds with mine and I couldn't be happier. Also, the stock Varmilo keycaps are great quality. They are very thick and have a great texture to them.
I know this drop is expensive, but it's a really awesome board. I recommend it to anyone!

HyzerSoze

Apr 5, 2018

Tom_JrYou have good taste sir. Gat Blues on mine with Orange backlight. I thought this would be my endgame board but it looks like I might have to sell it for reasons :/. Absolutely gorgeous, sturdy board with great build quality.

Tom_Jr

127

Keyboard Club Member

Apr 5, 2018

HyzerSozeThanks and the same to you! Your backlit board pic looks great. Sorry you need to part with your board, but I'm sure there will be newer and better endgame boards in your future.

Vote

HyzerSoze

Apr 13, 2018

Tom_JrThanks! I've got a VA87M in the wings as a less expensive and just as functional option but it's going to be painful to sell this, especially since I just got the matching Novelkeys deskpad yesterday. Besides, I'm quite fond of Topre anyway and would likely end up getting the itch to have another one with or without this.

Vote

View Full Discussion

PRODUCTS YOU MAY LIKE

Drop + MiTo GMK Laser Custom Keycap Set

$125

Drop + Matt3o MT3 Susuwatari Custom Keycap Set

$130

Drop + biip MT3 Extended 2048 Custom Keycap Set

$52

Drop Holy Panda X Mechanical Switches

$19

Drop Skylight Series Keycap Set

$45

Drop + Oblotzky SA Oblivion V2 Custom Keycap Set

$60

Drop + RedSuns GMK Red Samurai Keycap Set

$85

Drop GMK White-on-Black Custom Keycap Set

$89

Drop + MiTo SA Godspeed Custom Keycap Set

$99

Drop + The Lord of the Rings™ MT3 Elvish Keycap Set

$130

Trending Posts in Mechanical Keyboards

lantz

Red Samurai on a 75%

Corsair K65 Plus Wireless GMK Red Samurai Moondrop Tactile Tessence

Apr 19, 2024

Mech Keys

Photos

Vote

Keyled

My PRECIOUS!!!!

All that sweat and money paid off. I will use it wisely. Tokyo 60 GMK Serenity Gateron Oil KIng

Apr 19, 2024

Mech Keys

Photos

Vote

lantz

GMK Red Samurai with Holy Panda X

Apr 19, 2024

Mech Keys

Photos

Vote

TotallyJaded

How do you do per-key RGB lighting on a Shift V2?

I saw the online configurator that lets you do this on the Shift V1, where it spits out a compiled firmware file to flash. The V2 doesn't seem to have this function in the Windows configurator, though. I can't imagine the answer here is "you're going to have to manually write the hex for every key in QMK, compile it, and flash that".

Apr 18, 2024

Mech Keys

Questions

Vote

AiheyStudio

Favorite Artisans

Dragon Pillar Artisan Keycaps Creative Resin Keycaps for 6.25u and 7u Space Bars

Discover the allure of our Dragon Pillar Artisan Keycaps – unique resin keycaps designed to adorn your 6.25u and 7u space bars. Crafted with creativity and precision, each keycap features an...

Apr 18, 2024

Mech Keys

Favorite Artisans