Keychron Carbon 60 HE vs Dareu A98 Pro
Get the Keychron Carbon 60 HE for hall effect.
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Which one should you get?
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Keychron Carbon 60 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $300.
- 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.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Dareu A98 Pro
Build quality in the top 30% of 98% boards under $200.
- 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.
Keychron Carbon 60 HE
Dareu A98 Pro
Layout size
60%
98%
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
Carbon Fiber
Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
- Keychron Carbon 60 HE
- Dareu A98 Pro
- Performance
- 8849
- Build quality
- 5970
- Productivity
- 7387
- Customizability
- 6774
- Portability
- 7656
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Keychron Carbon 60 HE vs Dareu A98 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 24 specs differ
Keychron Carbon 60 HE
Dareu A98 Pro
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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