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Dareu A98 Pro vs Fox Lab Lotus

Get the Dareu A98 Pro for sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Dareu A98 Pro

Sound dampening

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.

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Fox Lab Lotus

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • 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

Fox Lab Lotus

  • Layout size

    98%

    80%

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • Display

    TFT

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Weight

    1,200 g

    3,400 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Dareu A98 Pro
  • Fox Lab Lotus
Performance
49
47
Build quality
70
54
Productivity
87
48
Customizability
74
56
Portability
56
51

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Dareu A98 Pro vs Fox Lab Lotus specs

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

10 of 21 specs differ

Dareu A98 Pro

Fox Lab Lotus

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

98%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

TFT
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
—

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,200 g
3,400 g

Dimensions

37 x 388 x 139 mm
—

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2025

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