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Keychron Q6 vs Nuphy Node100 High Profile

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Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q6

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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Nuphy Node100 High Profile

Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • Missing ISO-ES, ISO-CH. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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 Q6

Nuphy Node100 High Profile

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

    Top Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q6
  • Nuphy Node100 High Profile
Performance
73
74
Build quality
90
68
Productivity
98
87
Customizability
99
75
Portability
46
52

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • QMK
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Keychron Q6 vs Nuphy Node100 High Profile specs

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

17 of 27 specs differ

Keychron Q6

Nuphy Node100 High Profile

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

Steel
Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

2,420 g
1,200 g

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm
30 x 440 x 140 mm

Typing angle

5°
6°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2026

Where to buy

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Keychron Q64 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q6

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    Out of stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron
  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

Nuphy Node100 High Profile

  • Nuphy

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Nuphy

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