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AULA F99 Pro vs Keychron K3 Max

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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AULA F99 Pro

Battery

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.
  • 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.

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Keychron K3 Max

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

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 F99 Pro

Keychron K3 Max

  • Layout size

    96%

    75%

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    1,550 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic, Wood

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA F99 Pro
  • Keychron K3 Max
Performance
66
81
Build quality
62
86
Productivity
83
94
Customizability
66
91
Portability
63
77

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

AULA F99 Pro

4.7

41 owner reviews

Praise
“I got the Aula F99 pro 2 of them and 2 of the Aula black mice. Most amazing keyboard and mouse. I use them with my Galaxy phone with Samsung Dex, as well my gaming pc.”
Garrick A.Verified buyer· via Epomaker
Critique
“JUNK GARBAGE TRASH. What can I say. I cant type on it and I cant use it. TOSSING IT”
Squirrelnutz· via Epomaker

Keychron K3 Max

4.1

16 owner reviews

Praise
“Noce keyboard, i appreciate the level of customization QMK provides. One thing was little disappointing - the tactile feeling comparing to K3. Other than that its very good kb!”
SergeiVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“I sold my k3 pro and got this. The one I got drops connection intermittently or doesn't type or respond right away. It sounds nice, but stiff reds are not as pleasant to type on as previous keyboards reds. I really thought I ordered hotswap RGB max but seems…”
SianiVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

AULA F99 Pro vs Keychron K3 Max specs

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

18 of 28 specs differ

AULA F99 Pro

Keychron K3 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
1,550 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic, Wood

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate
Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,023 g
580 g

Dimensions

43 x 146 x 390 mm
22 x 306 x 116 mm

Typing angle

—
3°, 7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

AULA F99 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K3 Max

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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