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Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

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Nuphy Air96 V2

from$112at Nuphy

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Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

from$42at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air96 V2

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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Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$42 at MK

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

Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Layout size
96%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air96 V2
Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Performance: 80
64
Build quality: 79
82
Productivity: 88
93
Customizability: 94
93
Portability: 56
75

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD specs

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

9 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air96 V2

Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Plastic

FR4, POM

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

663 g

—

Dimensions

14 x 373 x 133 mm

—

Typing angle

9°

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

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