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Nuphy Air75 V2 vs Keychron Q3 Max

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air75 V2

Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Keychron Q3 Max

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

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.

Nuphy Air75 V2

Keychron Q3 Max

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air75 V2
  • Keychron Q3 Max
Performance
81
80
Build quality
80
88
Productivity
88
96
Customizability
94
98
Portability
79
78

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Air75 V2 vs Keychron Q3 Max specs

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

12 of 28 specs differ

Nuphy Air75 V2

Keychron Q3 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

598 g
2,045 g

Dimensions

14 x 316 x 133 mm
33 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

9°
5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Nuphy Air75 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3 Max

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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