AULA - WIN68HE MAX Magnetic Switch Keyboard

Hello r/BudgetKeebs, My name is Fang and I review tech, mostly budget peripherals. Disclaimer - This keyboard was sent to me by Aulagear to review. This doesn’t influence my review in any way and all the thoughts here are my own and unbiased. They didn't pay me. Just gave me the keyboard to review. https://preview.redd.it/9c5kh5pqqzze1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=b51c5270a22f6d21409b48e97c7674b1f05d46d7 Box contents - 1. A user manual 2. A quick action guide 3. A plastic dust cover. 4. The keyboard, in a protective sheath 5. A USB A to C cable 6. A keycap and switch wire puller 7. The strap and nuts to attach it 8. 2 spare switches – I have the wing chun switches BUILD QUALITY Now, the first thing I noticed is the **build quality**. It’s an ABS plastic case which doesn’t feel particularly premium. The finish is nice but the plastic itself definitely reflects the cost of the keyboard. But despite this, there’s no flex to the keyboard. It’s sturdy and looks durable. The strap is just a visual piece and doesn’t serve any function. The mounting mechanism for the strap was very finicky to put on and it took me quite a while to get it lined up and set in. But once it was in, it looked fine and didn't seem fragile at all. https://preview.redd.it/wljwji3tqzze1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=f28b909baac7f59171ec7f30db678cb7e85ec78f [Silly lil bit from the full review video that i find amusing](https://reddit.com/link/1kjfukv/video/favvefwvqzze1/player) FEATURES Coming to features, this little board has all the essentials of a hall effect keyboard, and not much more. * **Hall Effect magnetic switches** with a lot of software adjustable features, and a precision up to 0.02mm, which goes up to 0.01mm in BEAST mode (only available to MAX version of the keyboard. But 0.02mm is plenty of precision already so whatever) * **Hot-swappable** sockets, you can use these magnetic switches in these sockets * Wired connection which allows it to have an 8000hz polling rate. The tradeoff is that you can’t use this board wirelessly. Which is fine at a price like this i think. * **Tray mounting** system, which gives this a stiff feel. It might honestly be a good thing because we’re talking precision in the hundredths here. Gasket bounce might affect it. But we’ll see that in upcoming hall effect keyboard reviews. * **South-facing RGB -** it’s bright and customizable, what more to say. * You get decent doubleshot PBT keycaps. GAMING So for gaming, the Hall Effect switches are a big plus. You can set ultra-light actuation for rapid keypresses, or even set **dual-stage actions**—press lightly to walk, deeper to sprint. It’s like analog control on a keyboard, but simulated and also not \_as\_ precise. The adjustable actuation distance means you can choose how far you want to push a key in for it to register as an input. Now this is a degree of customisation that we never had with traditional mechanical keyboards, where you have to get past a certain point in the key stroke to count as an input. Another great thing with these hall effect keyboards is that you can set it so that your input stops as soon as you lift your finger a little bit, without coming back to the point of actuation. This also gives you a slight competitive edge in fast paced games or tac shooters where a millisecond can be the difference between life and death. Hall effect keyboards are also \_very\_ good for certain rhythm games like osu. It allows you to rapidly press keys because of the actuation point and the rapid trigger. [I used to be cracked at osu. Then medical college happened lol. Anyways here's some mediocre but fast gameplay where hall effect keyboard actually helps.](https://reddit.com/link/1kjfukv/video/ojoanej3rzze1/player) Of course, it being a 60% or 68% keyboard means you get a lot of space on your desk for mouse movement. TYPING The Wing Chun magnetic switches in the Aula Win68HE are linear switches. The tray mount makes the bottom out feel quite stiff, but since the switch springs aren’t super heavy, they don’t cause much fatigue when typing. The switches come factory lubed and overall they’re nice to type on. The stabilizers are good. They’re not the best I’ve ever used but there’s no ticking or rattling which is very good. **The sound is... okay**. Not great, not bad—just *okay*. It’s a little hollow, especially in the spacebar area. Here’s what it sounds like **:** [Sound test from the full youtube review](https://reddit.com/link/1kjfukv/video/fvyhmfh7rzze1/player) SOFTWARE The software isn’t perfect—but it gets the job done. You can use the Aula Cloud Driver or WinTools to adjust RGB, remap keys, and set actuation points for the Hall Effect switches. It’s not as refined as QMK/VIA or Wootility, but it’s still pretty dang granular. Check the full software exploration on my \[youtube review\]([https://youtu.be/\_G2mx2vkmss?t=523](https://youtu.be/_G2mx2vkmss?t=523)) of the keyboard (it's too long to put on reddit) So here’s the big question: **should you buy the Aula Win68HE?** If you're looking for: * A budget-friendly entry into the Hall Effect scene with most of the standard hall effect features * that has a solid typing feel * and doesn’t cost as much as this month’s groceries? Then yes, this is a good choice. It’s not perfect. And if you don’t benefit from the hall effect features, because you don’t play competitive titles or you’re looking for a keyboard to just type on, then I recommend going for a regular mechanical keyboard like the Aula F65 or other options. You’ll get a significantly better experience there minus the hall effect features. Here's the full review if you'd like to watch this review in video format. [https://youtu.be/\_G2mx2vkmss](https://youtu.be/_G2mx2vkmss)

Aula Win68HE MAX - Fully stock Wing chun Magnetic switches Stock Double shot PBT keycaps

may nabili ako sa tiktok shop na win68he - standard rgb na + 8k polling rate also rapid trigger na. may web driver pa 😆 1.2k lang HAHAHA w free shipping https://preview.redd.it/fskklawfkw5f1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45cba03ca7bf789b999049b625d2ed01b0e4e20e

maganda na yung features niya kahit standard lang, may web driver na siya at rapid trigger na. maganda siya pag i customise actually mag ilang months na tong gamit ko wala pang issue

AULA WIN68 HE PRO. around $40. fast switches perfect for sweaty games.

For editing i would say the SK75 for the simple reason that is larger and have more buttons that can be used. For gaming i would say that depends, the Aula Win68 HE has hall effect switches that can offer some benefits for gaming with the adjustable actuation points. For me personally and the games i play the main benefit of the HE keyboard for me was that i could set actuation points to actuate at the bottom of a keypress on the buttons next to my WASD to prevent me from using abilities by mistake.

Mercury68 or Mars68 Pro. They’re the best sub 50€ budget HE boards. If you only care about performance over anything else, the Mercury is marginally better.

HE keyboards are not exponentially better than your good value mechanical keeb mostly because their benefits are, from my point of view, marginal in nature. I bought myself an HE keyboard (Aula Hero 68HE) a few days ago and have been using it over my mech keeb (Royal Kludge RK84). Valorant/CS2 wise? I can feel the difference between the two thanks to the rapid trigger & custom deadzone setting of the Aula. I "feel" like I have more control over my movement compared to my RK84. But mind you that the RK84 is the least of what the hobby has to offer and there is significantly more variety and capability compared to HE keyboards, even more do TMR as they are both new entrants to the market. So overall, if you are casual and want to stay casual in games like CS2 & Valorant, you can still with mechanical keyboards and have more freedom with customization. But if you think or plan to become competitive in some way, you could get an HE keyboard from Mchose or Aula (Mchose has better web driver support compared to Aula, I think) though you will have less switch options.

If you’re looking for a one-time endgame purchase of a keyboard for osu! (and frankly just gaming in general), the Wooting 60/80HE keyboards are no-brainers. If you want an HE keyboard but also want to cut down the cost, I would suggest checking out the Aula WIN68 HE. It’s a $30-35 budget hall effect keyboard that I got a few months ago, and it works phenomenally. It has a relatively intuitive software (not as good as Wooting’s, but you take what you can get), a compact 68% form and great build quality. I don’t know much about the DD a75 master, so I can’t help you with that. Regardless, good luck with finding a keyboard!

Aula F75 Pro if you dont mind it being chinese, or the Aula 68HE magnetic switches or 60HE magnetic switches. F75 Pro will be thocky/creamy both HE boards will be clacky with magnetic hall effect switches. all have individual key rgb and have a software

Idk what the other comment is talking about, hall effect keybs do make a difference in val, and they're not more expensive than mechanical keybs in 2024. I found the aula win65 he and the ajazz Hall effect keyboard on Amazon for the same price as a normal keyb. Also the fun60 lineup is nice. If you have the funds then why not

for a he board id look at something like the epomaker he68 or the aula 68he those are both around 50 usd, so u could get 70 owlab ti he switches to get a significantly cleaner sound if u want to mod ur board. for a non he board epomakers galaxy series are good options, but id also just recommend scrolling thru hippyotech videos till u find a board that u think sounds and looks nice