Dareu A98 Pro vs Keychron Q10 Max
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5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$169at Mechkeys
4.0 (6)4.0 · 6 reviews
from$219at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Dareu A98 Pro
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 Q10 Max
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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 Q10 Max
Layout size
98%
75%
Ergonomics
Standard
Alice
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
- Dareu A98 Pro
- Keychron Q10 Max
- Performance
- 4981
- Build quality
- 7091
- Productivity
- 86100
- Customizability
- 7498
- Portability
- 5683
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
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 Q10 Max
6 owner reviews
“This is my fourth Keychron keyboard among my K4, Q1 Pro, and Q10 Pro. It's an absolute masterpiece. I have chosen the Gateron Jupiter Banana switches for this one, and oh boy!, they are outstanding switches. And of course, the KSA profile keys are the best…”
“I wish I could recommend this keyboard but it just keeps double or triple typing characters when you hit a key. It’s only getting worse as time goes on and spreading to more and more keys. A keyboard that can’t be reliably typed on isn’t worth having. I’m…”
Dareu A98 Pro vs Keychron Q10 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 27 specs differ
Dareu A98 Pro
Keychron Q10 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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 Q10 Max
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH
In stockDoes not ship to you
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