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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Keychron V1 Ultra vs Nuphy Node Series High profile

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron V1 Ultra

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.

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 Node Series High profile

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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 V1 Ultra

Nuphy Node Series High profile

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Mechanical

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V1 Ultra
  • Nuphy Node Series High profile
Performance
91
47
Build quality
84
43
Productivity
98
47
Customizability
94
40
Portability
79
68

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V1 Ultra vs Nuphy Node Series High profile specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Keychron V1 Ultra

Nuphy Node Series High profile

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Mechanical

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

770 g
—

Dimensions

29 x 329 x 149 mm
—

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V1 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Nuphy Node Series High profile

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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