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

i hve the aula 68he and yes its good but i chose it cuz of the appearance

That issue was famous when released but tech nerds said and the AULA customer service said was right that it's just an alert cuz of Windows being too overprotective. It is a false alarm. As every same owner has said and experienced. The downside is the customer service is Chinese and some of the instructions online and their main website. It is a good keyboard overall. Check out Migs' for legit keyboard reviews. He covered the AULA HERO68HE too https://youtube.com/@migss?si=xK-KczmsPHm8JtXo

I got the aula Win68 he for 100 dirhams on an offer (20£ ,shipped to India through a connection) and I'd say it absolutely worth the price , I love this more than the other mechanical keyboard in terms of sound and clicky

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.

AULA HE68 between 40 t0 60 bucks on aliexpress. i got it not long ago and I’m loving it

I don’t know a thing about keyboards or the other two keyboards mentioned but I just bought the Aula Hero 68 HE to get a smaller footprint on my desk. I had a Razer Blackwidow v4 that I liked a lot but it’s enormous. Aula keyboard is solid. It looks great. It has nice rgb. It has really nice feeling switches that rebound immediately and give some nice feedback. They have this really loud thocky sound that’s not unpleasant, it’s actually satisfying, but it’s loud and not my cup of tea. The software is solid and fairly easy to use. It’s web-based so no malware (the other aula keyboards have malware when you install their software). I was able to set rapid trigger and my actuation points. It’s got nice rgb settings. It’s fairly easy and the input is instantaneous. Setting my actuation points has made my movement a little more responsive. I play Marvel Rivals and I main melee characters where movement is super important and the increased input speed has felt nice. It’s probably making me a little better at the game. I used to play a bunch of Fortnite zero builds also where movement is really important. I bet the increased input speed would help there too. It’ll definitely last you 2 years easy, if you treat it right. For $60 bucks, which is what I paid, I’m pretty happy with it. The typing thing might force me to return it and I’ll prob just splurge for an endgame keyboard. But, the Aula keyboard is pretty damn good for how cheap it is.

lol, Hope it works out, I ended up splurging for an endgame keyboard anyways.

Do you have AliExpress? If so, find some cheap hall effect (rapid trigger) keyboard, I have the aula hero68 for 44$. It's been 4 months now and it's working great. If you don't like RGB, go look into something such as the madlion series or win68he which would be the same price. The only downside to these is that they're full plastic, in which just like the huntsman mini