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Keychron 81 Pro vs Nuphy Node75 High Profile

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron 81 Pro

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

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.

Get the

Nuphy Node75 High Profile

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 75% boards under $100.

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.

Keychron 81 Pro

Nuphy Node75 High Profile

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron 81 Pro
  • Nuphy Node75 High Profile
Performance
82
61
Build quality
87
59
Productivity
97
62
Customizability
94
52
Portability
82
75

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
  • Plate material: Polycarbonate
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Full specs

Keychron 81 Pro vs Nuphy Node75 High Profile specs

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

16 of 26 specs differ

Keychron 81 Pro

Nuphy Node75 High Profile

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,887 g
827 g

Dimensions

47 x 338 x 151 mm
19 x 318 x 141 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron 81 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Nuphy Node75 High Profile

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

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