Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$99 at Mechkeys

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AULA F99 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$68 at Epomaker

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Keychron V6

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$69 at Keychron

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 PRO

AULA F99 Pro

Keychron V6

Layout size
98%
96%
100%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Display
LCD
None
None
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

AULA F98 PRO
AULA F99 Pro
Keychron V6

Performance: 48
66
91
Build quality: 49
62
88
Productivity: 75
83
98
Customizability: 58
66
98
Portability: 50
63
45

What they share

Knob
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

AULA F98 PRO vs AULA F99 Pro vs Keychron V6 specs

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

13 of 27 specs differ

Spec

AULA F98 PRO

AULA F99 Pro

Keychron V6

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%

96%

100%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LCD

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

8,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

ABS

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Plastic, Polycarbonate

Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,023 g

1,360 g

Dimensions

—

43 x 146 x 390 mm

19 x 141 x 448 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

AULA F98 PRO

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

AULA F99 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V6

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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