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Nuphy Air100 V3 vs Royal Kludge R65

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air100 V3

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% 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.

Get the

Royal Kludge R65

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

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 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.

Nuphy Air100 V3

Royal Kludge R65

  • Layout size

    100%

    65%

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Low-profile

    Linear

  • Weight

    950 g

    580 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air100 V3
  • Royal Kludge R65
Performance
82
66
Build quality
83
84
Productivity
93
89
Customizability
91
88
Portability
56
85

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • QMK
  • VIA
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Full specs

Nuphy Air100 V3 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

10 of 27 specs differ

Nuphy Air100 V3

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Low-profile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

950 g
580 g

Dimensions

13 x 381 x 134 mm
41 x 116 x 41 mm

Typing angle

10°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

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.

Nuphy Air100 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

Royal Kludge R65

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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