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Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Machenike AIR50

Get the Nuphy Air96 V2 for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Battery

from$112at Nuphy

from$75at Mechkeys

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air96 V2

Battery

Build quality in the top 25% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$112 at Nuphy

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Machenike AIR50

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
No numpad.

$75 at Mechkeys

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 Air96 V2

Machenike AIR50

Layout size
96%
75%
Battery
4,000 mAh
1,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Clicky, Linear
Weight
663 g
456 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air96 V2
Machenike AIR50

Performance: 80
48
Build quality: 79
39
Productivity: 88
56
Customizability: 94
59
Portability: 56
74

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Low profile
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Machenike AIR50 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air96 V2

Machenike AIR50

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter

1,600 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plastic

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

663 g

456 g

Dimensions

14 x 373 x 133 mm

23 x 127 x 322 mm

Typing angle

9°

—

Backlight

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

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