AULA HERO84 vs Royal Kludge RK96
Get the AULA HERO84 for hall effect.
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Which one should you get?
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AULA HERO84
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $100.
- 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 numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge RK96
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 96% boards under $100.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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
Royal Kludge RK96
Layout size
75%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS
Plastic
Switch options
Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- AULA HERO84
- Royal Kludge RK96
- Performance
- 9151
- Build quality
- 5754
- Productivity
- 7691
- Customizability
- 5878
- Portability
- 6354
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
AULA HERO84 vs Royal Kludge RK96 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 26 specs differ
AULA HERO84
Royal Kludge RK96
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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