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LUMINKEY Magger68 vs Nuphy Air65 V3

Get the LUMINKEY Magger68 for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Which one should you get?

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LUMINKEY Magger68

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 40% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Nuphy Air65 V3

Build quality in the top 40% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

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 Magger68

Nuphy Air65 V3

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

  • Switch options

    Magnetic

    Clicky, Low-profile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • LUMINKEY Magger68
  • Nuphy Air65 V3
Performance
85
72
Build quality
70
70
Productivity
72
77
Customizability
70
75
Portability
72
89

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

LUMINKEY Magger68 vs Nuphy Air65 V3 specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

LUMINKEY Magger68

Nuphy Air65 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Low-profile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Sandwich Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
2,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

Aluminum
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,150 g
635 g

Dimensions

17 x 319 x 110 mm
13 x 319 x 109 mm

Typing angle

7°
10°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

LUMINKEY Magger68

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Nuphy Air65 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

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