Akko PC98B Plus Air
- 98 keys
- Hot-swap
- Top mount
- Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) / 2.4GHz wireless (dongle)
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Specifications
- Form factor
- 1800
- Key count
- 98
- Mounting style
- Top mount
- Hot-swap
- Yes
- RGB
- Yes
- QMK
- No
- VIA
- No
- Layouts
- ANSI
- Pins supported
- 3, 5
- Connectivity
- Wired USB-C, Bluetooth (5.0+), 2.4GHz wireless (dongle)
- Battery
- 3000 mAh
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Compatibility
- Hot-swap
Hot-swap PCB
Switches can be swapped without soldering.
- Switch pins accepted
3 / 5 pin
Both plastic-leg and bare-pin MX-style switches.
- Layouts supported
ANSI
1800-compact (96%) Air variant of the PC98B Plus, with 98-key arrangement (full numpad and arrow cluster in a compact footprint). Lighter polycarbonate-body construction (PC plate AND PC case) with top-mount structure (improved over PC98B v1). Hot-swap PCB compatible with 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches (Cherry, Gateron, Kailh BOX, etc.). Triple-mode wireless via Akko Beken Plus chip: Bluetooth 5.0 / 2.4GHz dongle / USB-C wired. 3000mAh battery, SMD RGB backlight (18 effects). Sound dampening: IXPE switch pad + silicone case foam + CR cotton layer. Akko Double-Shot TPU plate-mount stabilizers. Air bundle ships with PBT OSA-profile Double-Shot Mac keycaps and Akko CS Air linear switches pre-installed. Configured via proprietary Akko Cloud driver — no QMK/VIA support. Discontinued.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | AkkoAkko 3061S | AkkoAkko 3061S HE | AkkoAkko 3068 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form factor | 1800 | TKL | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| Keys | 98 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 68 |
| Hot-swap | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Connectivity | Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) / 2.4GHz wireless (dongle) | — | Wired USB-C | Wired USB-C | Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) |
| Score | — | — | — | — | — |
| From | — | $99.00 | — | — | — |
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