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Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Royal Kludge R65

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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.

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Royal Kludge R65

Knob

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and 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 Air96 V2

Royal Kludge R65

  • Layout size

    96%

    65%

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

    Linear

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air96 V2
  • Royal Kludge R65
Performance
80
66
Build quality
78
84
Productivity
88
89
Customizability
94
88
Portability
56
85

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

10 of 27 specs differ

Nuphy Air96 V2

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

663 g
580 g

Dimensions

14 x 373 x 133 mm
41 x 116 x 41 mm

Typing angle

9°
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

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