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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs Neo Neo65

Get the LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 for the 6,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.

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.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Neo Neo65

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.

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Neo Neo65

  • Layout size

    98%

    65%

  • Battery

    6,000 mAh

    4,400 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Southpaw

    Standard

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    4,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Brass, Copper

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
  • Neo Neo65
Performance
83
83
Build quality
62
94
Productivity
79
83
Customizability
67
90
Portability
65
86

What they share

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

Full specs

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs Neo Neo65 specs

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

16 of 25 specs differ

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Neo Neo65

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Southpaw
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
4,000 Hz

Battery

6,000 mAhBetter
4,400 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

Plastic
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
400 g

Dimensions

—
40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

7°
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

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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