GDK Lab KV1 vs Weikav Nut65
Get the Weikav Nut65 for the 6,000 mAh battery and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Weikav Nut65
Battery
Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.
- 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.
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.
GDK Lab KV1
Weikav Nut65
Battery
5,000 mAh
6,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Weight
1,760 g
1,120 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- GDK Lab KV1
- Weikav Nut65
- Performance
- 5874
- Build quality
- 7784
- Productivity
- 5682
- Customizability
- 7591
- Portability
- 8694
- Layout size: 65%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
GDK Lab KV1 vs Weikav Nut65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 23 specs differ
GDK Lab KV1
Weikav Nut65
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
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.
GDK Lab KV1
Velocifire
ISO
In stockShips to you
Weikav Nut65
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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