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Chilkey ND vs Nuphy Air65 V3

Get the Chilkey ND for hall effect and the 3,600 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Chilkey ND

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Nuphy Air65 V3

Build quality in the top 35% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • 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.

Chilkey ND

Nuphy Air65 V3

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Battery

    3,600 mAh

    2,500 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND
  • Nuphy Air65 V3
Performance
85
73
Build quality
85
70
Productivity
89
77
Customizability
92
75
Portability
77
89

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Chilkey ND vs Nuphy Air65 V3 specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Chilkey ND

Nuphy Air65 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Low-profile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,600 mAhBetter
2,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
635 g

Dimensions

34 x 138 x 357 mm
13 x 319 x 109 mm

Typing angle

7°
10°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey ND

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Nuphy Air65 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

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