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Dareu A98 Pro vs Durgod S230

Get the Dareu A98 Pro for hot-swappable and the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Durgod S230 for rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Dareu A98 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 30% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

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

Get the

Durgod S230

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • 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.

Dareu A98 Pro

Durgod S230

  • Layout size

    98%

    65%

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    2,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Dareu A98 Pro
  • Durgod S230
Performance
49
40
Build quality
69
41
Productivity
87
41
Customizability
74
40
Portability
56
83
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Full specs

Dareu A98 Pro vs Durgod S230 specs

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

16 of 21 specs differ

Dareu A98 Pro

Durgod S230

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

98%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

TFT
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
2,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

1,200 g
740 g

Dimensions

37 x 388 x 139 mm
30 x 132 x 337 mm

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2023

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