The AULA F99 Max uses side-printed keycaps, so the legends sit on the front face of each key rather than on top. That reads from a normal seated view and keeps the Gradient Grey tops clean. Evetech backs the F99 Max with a 1-year local warranty.
Most keyboards print their letters on top of each key, which is fine until you notice that you rarely look straight down at a keyboard. From a normal seat, your eyes meet the keys at an angle, closer to the front face than the top. Side-printed keycaps move the legends to that front face. On the F99 Max, it gives the board a clean, almost blank look from above while keeping every label readable where you actually look from.
On the AULA F99 Max, the characters are printed on the side of each cap facing you, not on its top surface. That reads naturally from a normal seated view and leaves the Gradient Grey key tops clean and uncluttered. The board pairs them with south-facing RGB and pre-lubed LEOBOG Reaper linear switches, and Evetech's cover on it is a 1 Year Local Warranty. The F99 Max costs R799 at Evetech.
Picture sitting at a desk with the keyboard in front of you. Your eyes are above and slightly behind the board, so you see the tops of the keys and the faces nearest you. Legends on the front faces are in that line of sight.
The effect is twofold:
There is a small adjustment period. If you are used to top-printed keys, your eyes will hunt for a second or two at the start. Most people settle in quickly, and touch typists, who rarely look anyway, barely notice.
The F99 Max uses south-facing RGB in 16.8 million colours. South-facing LEDs sit on the side of each switch nearest you, which is the same side the legends face, and the Reaper switches carry a light diffuser to spread the glow. AULA also lists preset and music-sync effects, set with Fn keys or the software.
AULA's page does not say whether the side legends themselves are shine-through, so the lighting is best thought of as a glow around and beneath the caps. If illuminated letters matter to you, check the product photos before buying.
For gaming, the legends matter little once your fingers know where WASD and the number keys are. The switches do the real work: LEOBOG's Reaper linears, lubed at the factory, registering at 45gf and built to last 60 million presses by AULA's figures.
The board is hot-swappable for 3-pin and 5-pin mechanical switches, and a switch puller comes in the box. Keycaps can be changed as on most mechanical boards, so if side-printed caps do not suit you in the long run, a different set is an option. Measure against the 96% layout with its 97 keys when shopping for caps.
Find the F99 Max among Evetech's keyboards built for play; because its clean look and number pad suit a work desk too, it is worth a look alongside the office keyboards. Its price is shown on the Evetech product page.
Yes. Touch typists work by feel, and the side legends are still visible at a glance from a normal seat.
For a clean, minimal look from above, with labels placed where your eyes naturally fall.
AULA's page does not say they are shine-through. The south-facing RGB glows beneath and around the caps.
Rarely. Once you know the layout, the legends matter far less than the switches.
Yes. Choose a set that covers a 96% layout with 97 keys.
Like the idea of a cleaner-looking board? Browse Evetech's gaming keyboard range and see the F99 Max's side-printed Gradient Grey keycaps up close.
Yes. Touch typists work by feel, and the side legends are still visible at a glance from a normal seat.
For a clean, minimal look from above, with labels placed where your eyes naturally fall.
AULA's page does not say they are shine-through. The south-facing RGB glows beneath and around the caps.
Rarely. Once you know the layout, the legends matter far less than the switches.
Yes. Choose a set that covers a 96% layout with 97 keys.
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