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AULA HERO84 vs Redragon CENTAUR K506

Get the AULA HERO84 for hall effect and hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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AULA HERO84

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 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.
  • No numpad.

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Redragon CENTAUR K506

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 100% boards under $100.

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 HERO84

Redragon CENTAUR K506

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS

    Plastic

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Bottom Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA HERO84
  • Redragon CENTAUR K506
Performance
91
62
Build quality
56
47
Productivity
76
50
Customizability
58
48
Portability
63
41

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
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Full specs

AULA HERO84 vs Redragon CENTAUR K506 specs

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

13 of 20 specs differ

AULA HERO84

Redragon CENTAUR K506

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Tray Mount
Bottom Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ISO, ISO-FR

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Plastic

Plate material

Steel
—

Weight

910 g
1,100 g

Dimensions

43 x 322 x 138 mm
35 x 440 x 135 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

AULA HERO84

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Redragon CENTAUR K506

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

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