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AULA HERO84 HE vs Royal Kludge R65

Get the AULA HERO84 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Royal Kludge R65 for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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AULA HERO84 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 5% 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 numpad.

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Royal Kludge R65

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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 HE

Royal Kludge R65

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA HERO84 HE
  • Royal Kludge R65
Performance
92
67
Build quality
39
84
Productivity
70
89
Customizability
48
89
Portability
60
86

What they share

  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

AULA HERO84 HE vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

AULA HERO84 HE

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Metal
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
580 g

Dimensions

—
41 x 116 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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