Corsair K70 Max vs Nuphy Air100 V3
Get the Corsair K70 Max for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Nuphy Air100 V3 for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K70 Max
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 100% boards at any price.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Nuphy Air100 V3
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 Max
Nuphy Air100 V3
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
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
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Corsair K70 Max
- Nuphy Air100 V3
- Performance
- 8382
- Build quality
- 5283
- Productivity
- 6793
- Customizability
- 5291
- Portability
- 4256
- Layout size: 100%
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Corsair K70 Max vs Nuphy Air100 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 28 specs differ
Corsair K70 Max
Nuphy Air100 V3
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Corsair K70 Max
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Nuphy Air100 V3
Input Gear
ISO-DE
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