98% instead of 100%: the digits stay, the width goes
A full-size board splits into four blocks with visible gaps between them. A 98% layout closes those gaps: the function row, the navigation cluster and the number pad sit shoulder to shoulder, and the case carries 99 keys instead of 104. You still type numbers with your right hand and still reach Home, End and Page Up, but a strip of desk comes back for the mouse.
Two-tone PBT in a spherical profile
The caps are double-shot PBT: each legend is a second piece of plastic rather than printed paint, so it does not wear away with daily typing. Every keytop is dished into a sphere, which parks the fingertip in the middle of the key — something you notice over a long writing session. Esc, Backspace, the spacebar, the arrows and the numpad Enter wear orange caps, so the landmarks read in peripheral vision.
A slotted plate and a 1.2 mm PCB
The switches sit in a positioning plate cut with slots between the rows — polycarbonate in AULA's table, over a 1.2 mm PCB that is slotted too and gives every key its own socket. Those cuts let the plate and the board flex a little under a press, so the bottom-out is softer and less of the ring carries into the case. It is the same construction as the larger S100 Pro.
Blue or Brown — pick by sound
AULA ships the S100 with a choice of two switches. Blue is the classic clicky type: a crisp bump and a loud response that plays well at home and badly in a shared office. Brown keeps the same tactile bump without the click — the compromise for a desk that both games and works. Which one is in your batch is confirmed by the GEEKSHOP manager when the preorder is placed.
How the S100 differs from the S100 Pro
Both models are built on the same case: 99 keys, a 98% layout, spherical PBT caps, a slotted plate and zoned backlighting. The S100 Pro adds three connection modes (cable, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth), a 4,000 mAh battery and solder-free hot-swap sockets. The S100 keeps the cable only — and costs noticeably less. If you do not need wireless, the difference in how the two feel to type on is small.
This product is ordered in. Delivery is expected on 18 November 2026. GEEKSHOP confirms stock, the final price and delivery. This information is not a public offer.
Model specifications: the official AULA site