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AULA HERO84 vs Keychron Q7

Get the AULA HERO84 for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Hall effect

AULA HERO84

No reviews

from$19at WhatGeek

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Keychron Q7

4.0 · 3 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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AULA HERO84

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 35% 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.

$19 at WhatGeek

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Keychron Q7

Rules this board out

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

$59 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 HERO84

Keychron Q7

Layout size
75%
70%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Switch options
Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

AULA HERO84
Keychron Q7

Performance: 91
67
Build quality: 57
90
Productivity: 76
95
Customizability: 58
96
Portability: 63
63

What they share

Connection: Wired
Hot-swappable
Sound dampening
Plate material: Steel

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Full specs

AULA HERO84 vs Keychron Q7 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Spec

AULA HERO84

Keychron Q7

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

70%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Aluminum

Plate material

Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

910 g

1,820 g

Dimensions

43 x 322 x 138 mm

20 x 121 x 341 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

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.

Keychron Q7

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

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