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Corsair K70 Core vs Nuphy Air100 V3

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Corsair K70 Core

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Nuphy Air100 V3

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% 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.

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.

Corsair K70 Core

Nuphy Air100 V3

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Low-profile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Corsair K70 Core
  • Nuphy Air100 V3
Performance
54
82
Build quality
43
83
Productivity
58
93
Customizability
55
91
Portability
58
56

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Corsair K70 Core vs Nuphy Air100 V3 specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Corsair K70 Core

Nuphy Air100 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Low-profile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

920 g
950 g

Dimensions

40 x 135 x 448 mm
13 x 381 x 134 mm

Typing angle

—
10°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Corsair K70 Core

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Nuphy Air100 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

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