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Chilkey ND65 vs Paw65

Get the Chilkey ND65 for the 6,000 mAh battery. Get the Chilkey Paw65 for the 4,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND65

Battery

Build quality in the top 30% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

Get the

Chilkey Paw65

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 65% boards under $100.

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 ND65

Chilkey Paw65

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    6,000 mAh

    4,500 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    4,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear

    Clicky

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND65
  • Chilkey Paw65
Performance
55
69
Build quality
76
64
Productivity
70
71
Customizability
68
68
Portability
94
88

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Chilkey ND65 vs Paw65 specs

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

12 of 23 specs differ

Chilkey ND65

Chilkey Paw65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Top Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
4,000 HzBetter

Battery

6,000 mAhBetter
4,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
300 g

Dimensions

—
40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

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