Dareu A98 Pro vs Thocc Exchange Hermes Numpad
Get the Dareu A98 Pro for hot-swappable and sound dampening.
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5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$169at Mechkeys
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from$135at Thocc Exchange
Which one should you get?
Get the
Dareu A98 Pro
Hot-swappable
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.
Get the
Thocc Exchange Hermes Numpad
Build quality in the bottom 10% of Numpad boards under $150.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
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
Thocc Exchange Hermes Numpad
Layout size
98%
Numpad
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Display
TFT
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
- Dareu A98 Pro
- Thocc Exchange Hermes Numpad
- Performance
- 4941
- Build quality
- 6942
- Productivity
- 8758
- Customizability
- 7458
- Portability
- 5663
Dareu A98 Pro vs Thocc Exchange Hermes Numpad specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 19 specs differ
Dareu A98 Pro
Thocc Exchange Hermes Numpad
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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