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Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 vs Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

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

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 20% 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.

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Acrylic

    Aluminum

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

  • Plate material

    FR4

    Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
  • Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus
Performance
43
53
Build quality
48
80
Productivity
43
80
Customizability
46
66
Portability
56
88

What they share

  • Layout standard: ANSI, ISO
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 vs Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus specs

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

10 of 21 specs differ

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,400 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic
Aluminum

Plate material

FR4
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic

Weight

—
1,340 g

Dimensions

—
18 x 313 x 111 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2021
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Qwertykeys Neo65 Core Plus

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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