Chilkey ND75 LP vs Vortex Core Plus
Get the Chilkey ND75 LP for hall effect and screw-in stabilizers. Get the Vortex Core Plus for via.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND75 LP
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Vortex Core Plus
VIA
Build quality in the top 50% of 40% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
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 ND75 LP
Vortex Core Plus
Layout size
75%
40%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Display
Yes
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
- Chilkey ND75 LP
- Vortex Core Plus
- Performance
- 8246
- Build quality
- 7369
- Productivity
- 8775
- Customizability
- 7460
- Portability
- 8287
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Sound dampening
Chilkey ND75 LP vs Vortex Core Plus specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 24 specs differ
Chilkey ND75 LP
Vortex Core Plus
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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