Dareu A98 Pro vs Keychron Q4 HE
Get the Keychron Q4 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$169at Mechkeys
5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$219at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Dareu A98 Pro
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
Keychron Q4 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 60% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or 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 Q4 HE
Layout size
98%
60%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
- Dareu A98 Pro
- Keychron Q4 HE
- Performance
- 4991
- Build quality
- 7085
- Productivity
- 8794
- Customizability
- 7490
- Portability
- 5690
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- Sound dampening
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 Q4 HE
2 owner reviews
Dareu A98 Pro vs Keychron Q4 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 28 specs differ
Dareu A98 Pro
Keychron Q4 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
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
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