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Dareu A98 Pro vs Dygma Defy

Get the Dareu A98 Pro for sound dampening. Get the Dygma Defy for the 4,740 mAh battery.

DAREU A98 Pro Keyboard With LED TFT Screen

Sound dampening

Dareu A98 Pro

5.0 · 2 reviews

from$169at Mechkeys

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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

Dygma Defy

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    4,740 mAh

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Display

    TFT

    None

  • Weight

    1,200 g

    1,000 g

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Dareu A98 Pro
  • Dygma Defy
Performance
49
83
Build quality
70
50
Productivity
86
77
Customizability
74
68
Portability
56
57

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum, Plastic
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Dareu A98 Pro

5.0

2 owner reviews

Praise
“EDIT: UPDATED TO 5 STARS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A MISTAKE. For some reason, I cannot read properly and did not realize the switch on the far left of the KB is how you manually switch which input you're using to connect the KB. I switched it from wired to dongle…”
William W.Verified buyer· via Epomaker

Dygma Defy

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Dareu A98 Pro vs Dygma Defy specs

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

10 of 21 specs differ

Dareu A98 Pro

Dygma Defy

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

98%
—

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

TFT
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,740 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,200 g
1,000 g

Dimensions

37 x 388 x 139 mm
35 x 210 x 164 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $169Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$169Visit
  • WhatGeekCN

    Out of stock
    $236Visit
Dygma Defy2 stores
  • DygmaES

    In stock
    $449Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$449Visit

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