Typing 13-digit ID numbers all day? The F108 PRO V2's numpad at a data-capture desk

Yes: a South African ID number is 13 digits, and the AULA F108 PRO V2 has a full number pad to key them with one hand. Evetech covers it locally for a year, so a capture desk has no import to wait on, and the 32gf Sea Dome keeps long entry runs light.

Quick Bytes · 07 Oct 2026 · 5 min read · KeyChaser ·

Thirteen digits, one hand, a full number pad

Every South African ID number is 13 digits long, and anyone who works a capture desk at a clinic, a bank branch back office, a municipality or a school admin office keys hundreds of them in a shift. Doing that on the top row of a laptop is slow and tiring. A keyboard with a number pad for data capture turns each ID into a quick one-handed run, and the full-size AULA F108 PRO V2 is built around that block.

Quick Answer

Yes, a number pad makes a real difference for 13-digit IDs, and the F108 PRO V2 keeps a full one on its 100% layout. Its lighter switch option, the LEOBOG Sea Dome, registers at just 32gf, so long entry runs take less effort. Cover comes from Evetech as a 1 Year Local Warranty, so a faulty board on a busy desk gets sorted locally instead of being posted abroad. The board is R949 in Black/Grey/White or R1,099 in Dark/Light Grey at Evetech.

🔢 Why the numpad wins for ID numbers

The top number row spreads ten digits across the width of the keyboard, so your hand has to travel with every figure. A number pad packs the same digits into a three-by-three grid with zero underneath, all within reach of one resting hand. Trained capturers key numbers by touch on that grid while their other hand turns pages, holds a form or works the mouse.

With 13 digits per ID, plus reference numbers, phone numbers and amounts, the savings add up quickly. Fewer hand movements also means fewer slips, and an ID number with one wrong digit can fail a validation check and cost more time than it took to type.

⌨️ Picking the switch for a long shift

Two editions exist, and for capture work the switch is what separates them:

Sea Dome (dark grey and light grey): registers at 32gf, the lightest option, which suits fast, repetitive numeric entry over a full day.
Panda (black, grey and white): registers at 38gf, slightly firmer, which some typists prefer because resting fingers are less likely to trigger a digit by accident.

Both bottom out at 45gf. Linear switches have no click and no bump, so the stroke is smooth, and the board's gasket mount with seven layers of sound-dampening material keeps the noise lower than a clicky keyboard in a shared office. AULA rates both switch types at about 60 million keystrokes each.

🇿🇦 Buying locally for a work keyboard

For a business, the keyboard on a capture desk is a working tool, and downtime has a cost. That makes the after-sales route as important as the specs.

Buying the F108 PRO V2 from Evetech means the local cover is handled within South Africa. If a key stops registering, the claim goes to a local supplier rather than into an international parcel, customs queue and weeks of waiting. For an office manager replacing a desk's only keyboard, that difference matters.

There is also a do-it-yourself fix for the most common fault. Every socket on the board is hot-swappable, so one worn switch can be lifted out and a fresh one pressed in with no soldering, often getting a desk back to work in minutes.

Connecting to office machines

The board connects by USB-C cable, through its 2.4GHz USB receiver, or by Bluetooth. That makes it easy to share one keyboard between a desktop and a laptop at a hot desk, or to keep a clean, cable-free workstation.

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