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AULA L99 vs Keychron V8 Max

Get the AULA L99 for the 8,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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AULA L99

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Keychron V8 Max

Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 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 L99

Keychron V8 Max

  • Layout size

    98%

    65%

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Alice

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA L99
  • Keychron V8 Max
Performance
88
78
Build quality
65
86
Productivity
78
98
Customizability
70
96
Portability
68
88

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
  • Plate material: Polycarbonate
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Full specs

AULA L99 vs Keychron V8 Max specs

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

14 of 25 specs differ

AULA L99

Keychron V8 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Alice

Knob

No
Yes

Display

IPS
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

1,500 g
745 g

Dimensions

53 x 420 x 180 mm
22 x 138 x 360 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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