The AULA F99 Max squeezes a number pad, a rotary knob and a TFT screen into a 96% board with 97 keys. Closing the gaps of a full-size layout saves width, while the screen shows time, battery or a GIF and the knob handles volume. Evetech sells it in Gradient Grey.
Full-size keyboards waste space in a way you only notice once it is gone: the gap between the letters and the arrows, another between the arrows and the numpad, and a navigation block that most people barely touch. A 96% board closes those gaps. The F99 Max goes a step further and finds room in that tighter frame for a small screen and a rotary knob as well, which makes it an interesting take on the 96% keyboard with numpad idea.
The AULA F99 Max fits a number pad, a rotary knob and a TFT screen into a 96% layout with 97 keys. It keeps nearly every key of a full-size board but closes the gaps between clusters, so it is narrower on the desk. Its little display can act as a clock, a charge gauge or a GIF frame, and the dial handles volume unless you tell it otherwise. Evetech lists it in Gradient Grey at R799.
A full-size keyboard spreads its keys across separate blocks: the main typing area, a navigation cluster with Insert, Home and Page Up, the arrow keys, and the number pad, each with a gap around it.
A 96% layout keeps most of those keys but pushes the blocks together. The number pad stays, the function row stays and the arrow keys stay, while some navigation keys typically move or tuck in beside the other clusters. The result reads as one continuous block of keys rather than islands.
What you gain is width. Without those gaps, your mouse hand lands nearer your shoulder line, a position many people find easier over a long day. What you give up is a little familiarity: the navigation keys may not be exactly where years of full-size typing expect them.
AULA describes the TFT smart screen and the rotary knob as sitting in the centre of the F99 Max, rather than out at a corner. That keeps both within easy reach without stretching past the number pad.
It can show:
Fn + Backspace switches it off when you want a darker desk or a little more battery life.
Out of the box it turns system volume up and down, which is easier to find by touch than a key combination. Keep Fn held as you turn it, and the same dial steers the RGB backlight.
Beneath the side-printed Gradient Grey caps are LEOBOG Reaper linears, lubed before they leave the factory. They need 45gf to register, stiffen to 55gf at the floor and travel 1.8mm before actuating. A gasket mount and five damping layers cushion them, and the sockets take either 3-pin or 5-pin switches, with a puller supplied.
It connects three ways, by 2.4GHz, by Bluetooth or by cable, and can pair with up to five devices. It works with Windows and macOS, though AULA's companion app is a Windows program that only talks to the board over its cable.
Is the space saving worth it? If you type numbers often but want the mouse closer, a 96% board is one of the better compromises available. If you depend on a dedicated navigation cluster, test the layout before committing.
The F99 Max appears in Evetech's gaming keyboards and suits a work desk just as well, so it is worth comparing with Evetech's office keyboards too. Should anything go wrong in its early life, a 1 Year Local Warranty through Evetech applies; the price is listed on the product page.
Most full-size keys, including the number pad, pushed together without the usual gaps, so the board is narrower.
AULA places them together in the centre of the board.
Yes. Pick between a clock, the charge level or a GIF of your own, and press Fn + Backspace to blank it.
Volume, unless Fn is held, in which case it adjusts the lighting.
By 2.4GHz, Bluetooth or cable, with pairing for up to five devices.
Possibly at the start. Some navigation keys move in a 96% layout, so try it if you rely on them heavily.
Need a numpad without a wide keyboard? Browse Evetech's gaming keyboard range for the F99 Max and other compact layouts that keep the number keys.
Most full-size keys, including the number pad, pushed together without the usual gaps, so the board is narrower.
AULA places them together in the centre of the board.
Yes. Pick between a clock, the charge level or a GIF of your own, and press Fn + Backspace to blank it.
Volume, unless Fn is held, in which case it adjusts the lighting.
By 2.4GHz, Bluetooth or cable, with pairing for up to five devices.
Possibly at the start. Some navigation keys move in a 96% layout, so try it if you rely on them heavily.
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