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Machenike K500F B81 vs Weikav Nut65

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Machenike K500F B81

from$64at WhatGeek

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Weikav Nut65

from$85at ktechs

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Machenike K500F B81

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

Rules this board out

North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No numpad.

$64 at WhatGeek

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Weikav Nut65

QMK

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$85 at ktechs

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.

Machenike K500F B81

Weikav Nut65

Layout size
75%
65%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Machenike K500F B81
Weikav Nut65

Performance: 76
74
Build quality: 58
84
Productivity: 67
82
Customizability: 62
91
Portability: 65
94

What they share

Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount

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Full specs

Machenike K500F B81 vs Weikav Nut65 specs

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

9 of 23 specs differ

Spec

Machenike K500F B81

Weikav Nut65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

6,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

—

FR4

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

—

Weight

—

1,120 g

Dimensions

—

20 x 314 x 113 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2025

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