The AULA HERO 84 HE is wired only, so there is no battery to age or recharge. It runs off an L-shaped USB-A to USB-C cable at 8000Hz, with 84 magnetic keys and a 36-LED light box. For a board you keep for years, that is simpler, and Evetech covers it for 2 years.
Every rechargeable gadget in your house is quietly losing capacity. Phones, earbuds and controllers all hold a little less charge each year, and eventually the cell is the part that decides when the device is finished. The HERO 84 HE sidesteps that problem by design. As a cable-powered magnetic keyboard, it has no cell to age, no charge level to watch and no reason to be retired just because a battery gave up.
The AULA HERO 84 HE is wired only, so it contains no battery. It draws power and sends its 8000Hz reports through the angled cable supplied with it, with 84 magnetic keys in a 75% layout and a 36-LED light box on top. For a keyboard you intend to keep for years, that removes the most common part to wear out. The board is R719 at Evetech.
Lithium cells lose capacity as they go through charge cycles and as they age, even when handled well. On a device that runs from its battery, that shows up as shorter and shorter sessions between charges, until the device needs a new cell or a replacement.
A board with no cell has none of that. The HERO 84 HE runs from the USB port it is plugged into, so its behaviour in year three is the same as in week one. There is also no charging routine to remember, no low-power warning halfway through a match and nothing to leave plugged in overnight.
The HERO 84 HE's included lead goes from USB-A on the PC side to USB-C on the keyboard. The keyboard end is angled, so the cable turns sideways as soon as it leaves the board. That keeps it lower and tidier on the desk and puts less strain on the socket than a straight plug being bent by a monitor stand or a mouse arm.
Because it is a detachable USB-C cable, it is also the one part you can simply replace if it is ever damaged, rather than repairing the keyboard.
Some people assume a cable is the old-fashioned choice. For report rate it is the reference: the HERO 84 HE sends 8000 reports per second down its lead, one every 0.125 milliseconds, and it reads the full board at 48kHz.
A missing battery is one piece of a longer life. The rest comes from parts you can change yourself:
Its lighting also costs you nothing in runtime. The per-key backlight and the 36-LED light box take their power from the USB port, so you can leave effects on without watching a charge level fall.
The HERO 84 HE is listed in Evetech's gaming keyboards category and carries a 2 Years Local Warranty. Replacement magnetic parts can be compared in keyboard switches; stick to a compatible magnetic family. For pricing, see the Evetech product page.
No. It has no battery and runs entirely from the USB port on your computer.
The L-shaped plug turns the lead sideways as it leaves the board, keeping it flat and out of the way of other cables.
Not in any way that matters. The board reports at 8000Hz over its lead.
It is a detachable USB-A to USB-C lead, so you can swap it for a sound one instead of repairing the keyboard.
There is no battery to drain, so the light box and per-key RGB simply draw their power from the USB port.
Want a keyboard with nothing to charge? Browse Evetech's gaming keyboard range for the HERO 84 HE and other cable-powered magnetic boards.
No. It has no battery and runs entirely from the USB port on your computer.
The L-shaped plug turns the lead sideways as it leaves the board, keeping it flat and out of the way of other cables.
Not in any way that matters. The board reports at 8000Hz over its lead.
It is a detachable USB-A to USB-C lead, so you can swap it for a sound one instead of repairing the keyboard.
There is no battery to drain, so the light box and per-key RGB simply draw their power from the USB port.
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