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Chilkey ND vs AULA F99

Get the Chilkey ND for hall effect. Get the AULA F99 for rapid trigger and the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Hall effect

Chilkey ND

Chilkey ND TKL Hotswap Wireless RGB Keyboard

No reviews

$115at Dangkeebs

90-day low

Rapid trigger

AULA F99

EPOMAKER x AULA F99

4.8 (33)

$63at Epomaker

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

Get the

AULA F99

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Chilkey ND

AULA F99

  • Layout size

    80%

    96%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Battery

    3,600 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

    ABS, PBT, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND
  • AULA F99
Performance
85
58
Build quality
85
56
Productivity
89
86
Customizability
92
65
Portability
77
62

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Switch options: Linear
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Chilkey ND vs AULA F99 specs

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

13 of 27 specs differ

Chilkey ND

AULA F99

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

3,600 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
ABS, PBT, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,023 g

Dimensions

34 x 138 x 357 mm
43 x 147 x 391 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

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