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AULA F98 vs Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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AULA F98

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

Get the

Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W

Battery

Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $100.

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.

AULA F98

Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W

  • Layout size

    98%

    100%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    6,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Linear, Silent

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA F98
  • Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W
Performance
75
50
Build quality
61
71
Productivity
77
69
Customizability
61
53
Portability
55
59

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

AULA F98 vs Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W specs

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

12 of 22 specs differ

AULA F98

Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
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Battery

4,000 mAh
6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
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Plate material

Plastic
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,040 g
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Dimensions

41 x 138 x 385 mm
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Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

AULA F98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE.

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