Akko 3068B Plus vs LUMINKEY NOVA
Get the Akko 3068B Plus for hot-swappable and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Akko 3068B Plus
Hot-swappable
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
LUMINKEY NOVA
Build quality in the bottom 5% of Numpad boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
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.
Akko 3068B Plus
LUMINKEY NOVA
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Backlight
RGB, north-facing
None
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Akko 3068B Plus
- LUMINKEY NOVA
- Performance
- 5538
- Build quality
- 5739
- Productivity
- 7043
- Customizability
- 5949
- Portability
- 5260
- Switch options: Linear
Akko 3068B Plus vs LUMINKEY NOVA specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 19 specs differ
Akko 3068B Plus
LUMINKEY NOVA
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Akko 3068B Plus
Input Gear
ISO-UK
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-Nordic
In stockShips to you
LUMINKEY NOVA
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Compare prices
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