Dareu A98 Pro vs Keychron K7
Get the Dareu A98 Pro for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$169at Mechkeys
4.8 (344)4.8 · 344 reviews
from$95at Input Gear
Which one should you get?
Get the
Dareu A98 Pro
Battery
Build quality in the top 30% of 98% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Keychron K7
Build quality in the top 50% of 65% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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
Keychron K7
Layout size
98%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
1,550 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Dareu A98 Pro
- Keychron K7
- Performance
- 4955
- Build quality
- 6966
- Productivity
- 8759
- Customizability
- 7467
- Portability
- 5686
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum, Plastic
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Dareu A98 Pro
2 owner reviews
“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…”
Keychron K7
344 owner reviews
“Just works beautifully and delivers on the enjoyable typing experience. My emails have gotten longer since I received my K7 with the banana keys…I wonder why…”
Dareu A98 Pro vs Keychron K7 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 21 specs differ
Dareu A98 Pro
Keychron K7
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Dareu A98 Pro
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K7
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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