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Unity Community vs Dareu A98 Pro

Get the Unity Community for knob. Get the Dareu A98 Pro for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Unity Community

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 40% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$180 at Apos

Get the

Dareu A98 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 30% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
$169 at Mechkeys

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.

Unity Community

Dareu A98 Pro

  • Layout size

    40%

    98%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Split Spacebar

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Unity Community
  • Dareu A98 Pro
Performance
56
49
Build quality
72
70
Productivity
50
87
Customizability
74
74
Portability
62
56

What they share

  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Unity Community vs Dareu A98 Pro specs

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

13 of 22 specs differ

Unity Community

Dareu A98 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,200 g

Dimensions

—
37 x 388 x 139 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2022

Where to buy

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Unity Community2 stores
Dareu A98 Pro3 stores

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