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Evoworks Evo80 vs Neo Neo65

Get the Evoworks Evo80 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Neo Neo65 for the 4,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Evoworks Evo80

Battery

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Neo Neo65

polling rate

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

Evoworks Evo80

Neo Neo65

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    4,400 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, Copper

    Aluminum, Brass, Copper

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Evoworks Evo80
  • Neo Neo65
Performance
77
83
Build quality
80
94
Productivity
84
83
Customizability
82
90
Portability
87
86

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Evoworks Evo80 vs Neo Neo65 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Evoworks Evo80

Neo Neo65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
4,000 HzBetter

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
4,400 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Copper
Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,870 g
400 g

Dimensions

—
40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Evoworks Evo80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Neo Neo65

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Where to buy

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Neo Neo653 stores

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