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AULA F99 Pro vs Varmilo Sword 2 108

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AULA F99 Pro

Hot-swappable

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.

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Varmilo Sword 2 108

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 100% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

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

Varmilo Sword 2 108

  • Layout size

    96%

    100%

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA F99 Pro
  • Varmilo Sword 2 108
Performance
66
62
Build quality
62
51
Productivity
83
48
Customizability
66
52
Portability
63
42
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Full specs

AULA F99 Pro vs Varmilo Sword 2 108 specs

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

13 of 22 specs differ

AULA F99 Pro

Varmilo Sword 2 108

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Battery

8,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

1,023 g
—

Dimensions

43 x 146 x 390 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
White

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

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