AULA F108 Pro V2 vs Keychron K5 Max
Get the AULA F108 Pro V2 for the 10,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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4.3 (3)4.3 · 3 reviews
from$97at Epomaker
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4.1 (16)4.1 · 16 reviews
from$94at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
AULA F108 Pro V2
Battery
Build quality in the top 30% of 100% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron K5 Max
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% 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.
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.
AULA F108 Pro V2
Keychron K5 Max
Battery
10,000 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- AULA F108 Pro V2
- Keychron K5 Max
- Performance
- 8881
- Build quality
- 6681
- Productivity
- 7688
- Customizability
- 6688
- Portability
- 6353
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Plate material: Polycarbonate
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
AULA F108 Pro V2
3 owner reviews
“just received the keyboard. I am so happy with it!! I chose the Cotton Candy switches, and this is exactly what I was looking for. I had tried other mechanical keyboards before, but they were never quite what I wanted. These switches are so soft and feel…”
“The overall build quality and the feel is amazing but it sometimes restarts itself for no apparent reason (every 3h or so) when used wired.”
Keychron K5 Max
16 owner reviews
“This is by far the best keyboard I've ever had. I did my research with AI defined the one I should get. I'm glad I did this first! I type about a hundred words a minute and do a lot of document creation as well as coding. This keyboard keeps up with me in the…”
“The printing quality of the Hungarian keycaps is very poor. The stroke thickness of the letters varies even within a single keycap—one letter is thick while another is thin. They look ugly. Also, on the internet the "esc" key appears orange, but in reality it…”
AULA F108 Pro V2 vs Keychron K5 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 26 specs differ
AULA F108 Pro V2
Keychron K5 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
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.
AULA F108 Pro V2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K5 Max
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
In stockDoes not ship to you
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