For most desks, yes: the AULA F99 Max keeps a number pad in a 96% frame and connects three ways, covering work and play. It pairs with up to 5 devices and adds a volume knob, but lists no Rapid Trigger for serious competitive players. Evetech sells it.
Plenty of desks carry two keyboards: a full-size one for the work laptop and a gaming board for the PC. It is cluttered, it doubles the cables, and you end up typing on whichever happens to be closer. The F99 Max is a good candidate for collapsing the pair into one. As a work and gaming keyboard in one, it covers most desks well, with one clear exception for serious competitive players.
For most desks, yes: the AULA F99 Max keeps a number pad in a 96% frame and links up three ways, by cable, 2.4GHz or Bluetooth, remembering as many as 5 devices, so the office laptop and the gaming PC can share it. It adds a volume knob for calls and music. It does not list Rapid Trigger or adjustable actuation, so players chasing the fastest competitive response are better served by a magnetic board. Evetech sells it at R799.
A 96% layout keeps the number pad, the function row and the arrow keys, but removes the gaps between those blocks. The F99 Max has 97 keys in that arrangement. The practical cost is that some navigation keys move from their usual full-size spots, so anyone who leans heavily on a separate Home, End and Page Up cluster should expect a short adjustment.
The benefit is width. The board is narrower than a full-size keyboard, so your mouse sits closer in, which is more comfortable over a long workday and a long gaming session alike.
Up to five machines can be paired with the F99 Max, using any mix of its receiver, Bluetooth and cable. A typical split looks like this:
The keyboard works with Windows and macOS, so a MacBook for work and a Windows gaming PC can share it. AULA's customisation software is Windows only and needs a wired connection, so do your setup on the Windows machine.
The switches are pre-lubed LEOBOG Reaper linears: smooth, with no bump, needing about 45gf to press and rated for 60 million keystrokes. Side-printed Gradient Grey keycaps put the legends on the front of each key, and a gasket mount with five dampening layers softens the sound, which matters in an open-plan office.
The F99 Max is a mechanical keyboard with fixed actuation: its Reaper switches register at 1.8mm of travel. It does not list Rapid Trigger, adjustable actuation or modes such as SOCD, which belong to magnetic keyboards. For casual and most regular gaming, that makes no difference. For a player who counter-strafes in competitive shooters and wants every edge, a magnetic board is the better tool.
The rotary knob controls volume by default, which is the quickest way to turn someone down mid-call without hunting for an on-screen slider. Hold Fn while turning to adjust the RGB lighting instead. The centre TFT screen shows the time, battery level or a custom GIF, and Fn + Backspace turns it off if you are on camera or saving battery.
AULA's page mentions customisation software but does not list its features in detail, so check it on a Windows PC before planning a work layout around specific remaps.
Evetech lists the F99 Max in its gaming keyboards range, and it sits just as naturally beside the office keyboards. Cover runs to a 1 Year Local Warranty; see the product page for the price.
Mainly the gaps between key blocks. Some navigation keys shift position, but the numpad, function row and arrows stay.
It keeps up to five pairings across 2.4GHz, Bluetooth and cable, so each machine stays paired and ready.
They are light, smooth linears at about 45gf, with a gasket mount and damping for a softer sound.
Rapid Trigger, adjustable actuation and SOCD, which are features of magnetic keyboards rather than this mechanical board.
Yes. It adjusts volume directly, and Fn plus a turn changes the lighting instead.
Want one keyboard for the workday and the evening? Browse Evetech's gaming keyboard range and see whether the F99 Max can replace two boards on your desk.
Mainly the gaps between key blocks. Some navigation keys shift position, but the numpad, function row and arrows stay.
It keeps up to five pairings across 2.4GHz, Bluetooth and cable, so each machine stays paired and ready.
They are light, smooth linears at about 45gf, with a gasket mount and damping for a softer sound.
Rapid Trigger, adjustable actuation and SOCD, which are features of magnetic keyboards rather than this mechanical board.
Yes. It adjusts volume directly, and Fn plus a turn changes the lighting instead.
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