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AULA HERO84 vs Keychron V1

Get the AULA HERO84 for hall effect. Get the Keychron V1 for knob.

Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Knob

Keychron V1

4.8 · 63 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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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 V1

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Magnetic

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA HERO84
  • Keychron V1
Performance
91
92
Build quality
57
89
Productivity
76
98
Customizability
58
98
Portability
63
65

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
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From real owners

What owners say

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

AULA HERO84

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron V1

4.8

63 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Good quality of build but its actually pretty trash keyboard, 2 years and started to not register keys, double typing ect and its not problem of the switch because i changed them with working ones and still had the problem”
Martin M.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

AULA HERO84 vs Keychron V1 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

AULA HERO84

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Steel
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

910 g
995 g

Dimensions

43 x 322 x 138 mm
18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

AULA HERO842 stores
  • WhatGeekCN

    In stock
    $19Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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Keychron V14 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $44Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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