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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 13, 2026

Mistel Air One vs Qwertykeys Neo98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Mistel Air One

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Qwertykeys Neo98

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

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.

Mistel Air One

Qwertykeys Neo98

  • Layout size

    65%

    98%

  • Connection

    Wired

    2.4 GHz, Wired, Bluetooth

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Mistel Air One
  • Qwertykeys Neo98
Performance
67
53
Build quality
58
94
Productivity
62
88
Customizability
56
86
Portability
70
62

What they share

  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Mistel Air One vs Qwertykeys Neo98 specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Mistel Air One

Qwertykeys Neo98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
2.4 GHz, Wired, Bluetooth

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel

Plate material

Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic, POM

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

295 g
1,798 g

Dimensions

13 x 100 x 308 mm
18 x 398 x 134 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2026

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Mistel Air One

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Qwertykeys Neo98

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