Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Aesco A83 Air vs Nuphy Air65 V3

Get the Aesco A83 Air for the 3,800 mAh battery. Get the Nuphy Air65 V3 for knob and sound dampening.

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Battery

Aesco A83 Air

from$119at Mechkeys

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Knob

Nuphy Air65 V3

from$139at Input Gear

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Aesco A83 Air

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$119 at Mechkeys

Get the

Nuphy Air65 V3

Knob

Build quality in the top 35% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$139 at Input Gear

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Aesco A83 Air

Nuphy Air65 V3

Layout size
75%
65%
Battery
3,800 mAh
2,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Knob
No
Yes
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Layout standard
ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Aesco A83 Air
Nuphy Air65 V3

Performance: 44
72
Build quality: 39
70
Productivity: 45
76
Customizability: 56
75
Portability: 62
89

What they share

Hot-swappable
Low profile
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Aesco A83 Air vs Nuphy Air65 V3 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

11 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Aesco A83 Air

Nuphy Air65 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Low-profile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,800 mAhBetter

2,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

635 g

Dimensions

—

13 x 319 x 109 mm

Typing angle

—

10°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Aesco A83 Air

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Nuphy Air65 V3

Input Gear
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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