My Favorite Keyboard -- Nuphy Air75 v2 Review

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@anas4fifi 11 ай бұрын

thank you for reviewing the shine through keycaps as well. looked all over youtube for it. I'm definitely gonna get that one. cheers!

@jefflolson 10 ай бұрын

I hate that so few keyboards are available in the UK ISO layout. I mean I understand why but I just wish more were available without custom building it. Otherwise I'd get one of these in a heartbeat.

@franciscogonzalez9165 11 ай бұрын

And before someone asks, the mouse is a Logitech MX Master 3.

@imienazwisko5691 10 ай бұрын

It's a shame that the letters on the keys do not 'pass through' the led light. How to replace battery in it ?

@precursors 9 ай бұрын

They have shine-though keycaps on their website

@TrevHolland 11 ай бұрын

During your typing tests, keyboard nerds like when you tap the space bar repeatedly as you move your finger from one side of it to the other. It's good to hear how the space bar reacts to being pressed at different positions along it. Just a heads up if you keep doing keyboard reviews. :)

@DanielDChannel 2 ай бұрын

Thank you sir , your video so far has been the only video that has shown what the shine through key caps look like on this keyboard. Great all around video very informative 👍👍

@xs10shul 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Mechanical keyboards are like linux distros for me: I can never settle on just one, either brand or switches. I love my original Air75 but I do love the 8bitDo one as well. The only ones that rub me the wrong way are the higher-profile keyboards. How on Earth did we use those back in the 80s?

@javierespinazopagan3172 11 ай бұрын

You might think it's silly but the fact that it fits on top of a 14" Mac sold it for me. I've a tight enough desk setup so that it's worth it

@RemofRenaissance 5 күн бұрын

Agree (fitting on a laptop) is a key metric that not many confirm about keyboards.

@nathanstrik 11 ай бұрын

Nice improvements. I think I'll stick with my version 1, but they did their best to make this new one a great value. Love these keyboards!

@hans4757 10 ай бұрын

Great keyboard, terrible customer service.

@kingofyoursoul 8 ай бұрын

@@hans4757why?

@lastmanstanding80 Ай бұрын

The bad reviews on this are interesting. Lots of issues with quality, wirelessness capability and Bluetooth functionality.

@SashaBaych 5 ай бұрын

12:27 am I hallucinating or it does sound like Wisteria is the quietest one? I have read many times that Moss is supposed to be the quietest one. I am surprised that it does not seem like that. Or is it just me?

@talkboxerr4463 11 ай бұрын

I just preordered the Nuphy Air 60 v2 with Moss Switches 🤩 As always thanks for your videos 👍🏾

@luimu 11 ай бұрын

I like how you said that $100 is expensive while I just spent 220€ on keyboard with 36 keys and I need to assemble it myself. Mechanical keyboards might be expensive but they are dirt cheap compared to mechanical split keyboards.

@damzelfly 11 ай бұрын

For mechanical keyboards, it's better to get an ANSI layout rather than an ISO layout. It has many more keycap options. Overall better compatibility to the accessory.

@alpacamale2909 8 ай бұрын

Nah most keycap sets come with ISO variants

@colinmartin9797 11 ай бұрын

I might keep an eye out for the full size version if it comes out. But these keyboards are so borderline heirloom in longevity, i still have basically no good reason to replace my custom maxkeyboards board, its almost 15 years old and still looks and feels as good as new. Mechanical switches are truly no joke in their durability.

@contytub 11 ай бұрын

I had my old mechanical keyboard until i managed to snap the cable . . . Probably 10+ years and only changed it because it looked old and outdated. If i'd replace the cable it would probably gone for 10 more years easily

@davveinjr 11 ай бұрын

Two things: They have announced that the air96v2 is in the works. But more importantly... most of the new things they added to the v2 of the air75 already existed on the air96v1! I'm actually typing on it right now and it is an incredible board for portable use.

@AaronProctor. 11 ай бұрын

They have a 96 key Version 2 that I just ordered on their website after seeing this video

@precursors 9 ай бұрын

Air96 is full size

@Thaddeus. 11 ай бұрын

5:14 aaaand.... I'm sold. 😅

@Nosgoroth 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for adding the ISO layout con. I wish I could buy this. Not just because of the lack ISO layout, but because they won't ship to my city for some reason (but they do ship to my country)

@christopher1800 Ай бұрын

I'm in Europe, and actually the ANSI layout makes a lot more sense to me, and it's not hard to get used to. Also, the ISO layout is messed up in a sense that different manufacturers create their own versions of it (it starts with an L and ends with ogitech). I've never understood the weird shaped Enter key in the ISO layout... what makes that key so special that it needs to occupy two rows? :)

@adams213 11 ай бұрын

Your timing is absolutely impeccable, exactly the keyboard I needed a review on, thanks so much! Think ill grab a v2 with aloe, they sounded best to me so made me happy to hear you say they felt great too.

@ferdgerbeler8494 11 ай бұрын

completely hooked on this form factor, I use a Redragon K652, which visually, is an almost exact clone of the Nuphy, have you used that one? any comments on the comparison between the Nuphy and a clone that costs half as much, or less, depending on sales? going back to full height would be tough.

@xybersurfer 6 ай бұрын

that's really interesting. i hadn't heard of it before

@fryke 9 ай бұрын

I'm personally always interested in new keyboards, but I tend to stay a long time with one I truly feel at home with. It mostly comes down to the comfort/speed of typing, sound is rather an added bonus for me. In the 90s, I had an Apple Extended Keyboard II with Alps Cream switches, and I used that for more than a decade. At some point I switched to notebooks exclusively, so it got stowed away - and somehow left behind after moving at least two times. About 5 years ago, I asked the boss of the Apple reseller chain I work for, whether we had any of those anywhere that we weren't using. And to my utter astonishment, he said: "We have about 3 or 4 completely new ones in our oldest store." So I bought one of those. It really looks out of place with any new computers, and it requires an USB to ADB dongle (which luckily I have), which adds bulk to the bulk. I've recently bought a Keychron K4 v2 with Gateron Red switches, and luckily felt at home with it the first day. But of course I'll keep the old Apple keyboard packaged and on a shelf, so I'll definitely see it, should I ever move again.

@Belgarathe 11 ай бұрын

I recommend the v2 over the v1 because of the qmk/via customization. Russ you're going to love the infinite things you can do with this new keyboard. You can program your keyboard to launch certain apps and open your web browser to exactly where you need with a simple click of button. You can have your workflow automatically start or stop with another button. Know those complete bundle of key combinations to get something done. Guess what you can do that with just another button. One of the nicest things is that you can use the same keyboard to do the same action on different computers. You can have different layouts for gaming and work. So click a button youre all set up for gamiing. Know how sometimes the keyboard shortcuts for a game is complex. You can use via to program it the way you want it. It just crazy the shear amount of customizaton you can do with qmk. Just like what you did for emulation you can do for keyboard setup. For a lot of people there is an arguemet needing a numpad / arrow keys. With qmk you can see how you quickly access these functions without leaving the home row. The skys the limit in what you can do and there is a lot to dig into what qmk setup does what.

@Hyperfixd 11 ай бұрын

Been using the 96% at work and it's been fantastic. This video is definitely not tempting me to buy the 75% for home 😅

@JeffBreyer 11 ай бұрын

These are really nice keyboards but I prefer keychron when it comes down to it

@zarco5855 11 ай бұрын

No ISO layout for those of us across the pond interested.

@kevindeveloperkevin 9 ай бұрын

Great video! How to check kind of switch (Aloe or Cowberry or Wisteria,...) when receiving and unboxing?

@medekhgui 11 ай бұрын

Air60 killed my mechanical keyboard habit... until v2 preorders came out with QMK support. Getting wisteria switches.

@Kuriketto 11 ай бұрын

Just got my preorder with Cowberry switches and am really enjoying it. This being my first low profile mechanical board I was surprised at just how thocky it sounds, as well as the overall quality of the construction and factory lube on the switches and stabilizers.

@lucasm20 11 ай бұрын

Honestly the support for QMK/VIA and shinethrough keycap option sold me on it. It looks like they are sadly out of shinethrough keycaps for this model, I think I'll wait for a restock before buying since I'm already satisfied with my Keychron K3 Pro.

@pedroferreira8623 11 ай бұрын

so sad these lesser known brands that make great keyboards are not available in a ider range of languages 😢

@luimu 11 ай бұрын

Well you are free to change the layout in any way so you can just make your own regional layout. I would suggest using blank keycaps but because nuphy uses their own weird choc switch clone you won't find such caps.

@eisregenhaha 9 ай бұрын

@@luimuyou cant just change the layout, many many countries use iso

@astrayp01 6 ай бұрын

True, they don’t make other languages layout. Only got different colours of key caps for purchase, about 20 usd for the whole set. Kailh switch key caps, unique spec of “nSA” key cap of Nuphy product.

@jeffermabob 4 ай бұрын

Ider indeed.

@budthecyborg4575 2 ай бұрын

I just bought the Nuphy Air75v2 with the 20% off summer sale. Almost bought the Air60v2 instead because I prefer smaller keyboards, but the 75v2 has 50% better battery life. I wish Nuphy would just make an Air60 with a 5,000mAh+ battery for 300+ hours battery life (heck I'd take 10,000mAh and 600 hours if they can do it).

@Mad.Maxx.77 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video, mate! My Air75v2 was delivered about a week ago. It's my second Nuphy keyboard. I tried the Air60, but it was a disappointment. It had all kinds of trouble such as lots of double typing or skipping in wireless mode. I also disliked the magnetic feet. Nuphy was great about issuing a quick refund. They didn't even want me to return the keyboard. I'm very pleased to report a much more satisfying experience with the Air75v2. It's an outstanding keyboard that eliminated all my complaints with the Air60. I still get the occasional double typed letter, but it in no way detracts from my appreciation of the keyboard as a whole. I'd recommend it over any competing keyboard from Keychron or Logitech.

@MarbsMusic 25 күн бұрын

I have the shine through but they change the sound IMHO and feel different... as the RGB is somewhat dimm I like the shine through look just not the sound. I put Gateron Banana in mine as they are a little heavier tactile but love the sound of the cowberry. I have the black but the White Halo 75v2 which is one of my favorite boards of all time, especially from a sound perspective.

@RyanBounedara 11 ай бұрын

Loved having my Air75 v1! Such a great value. Only ended up moving away from it because I wanted to build my own keyboard.

@remixisthis 11 ай бұрын

Nuphy makes great keyboards. I gave my gf my Air75 and use a Logitech, but enjoyed it while I used it. The adjustable feet are clutch

@khrttartrahht4188 4 ай бұрын

4000 mAh and 220 hours means 18 mA current consumption. That's crazy much. The thing needs but a few microamps, except when sending keystrokes to the radio. What are they, not sleeping the CPU at all?

@OpCzar 11 ай бұрын

I have the older version. I miss the insert button but it can be programmed in. The magnetic riser pad is weak and the rubber pad it's resting on is held up by cheap glue.

@flyingformation1878 2 ай бұрын

I am a great follower of yours for retro devices and it is great to see you review this keyboard. One thing you didn't mention if I may, does it feature on board memory to save my RGB settings etc?

@patrickgillespie3321 11 ай бұрын

Went to order the original Air75 and saw they had just started preorders for the V2. Got my preorder a couple weeks ago and love it so far. Funnily enough I tried the extra included switches and also like the Aloe's the best. Will probably order a set.

@RaymondwLin 11 ай бұрын

I have the Halo75, it is great for the money, not perfect but swapping out the switches to your liking and then it's an excellent keyboard to get into mechanical keyboards.

@Equimaru 8 ай бұрын

Very informative review! P.S. Oh God, thank u for using metric system.

@Princesalas 8 ай бұрын

Ordered mine two days ago with your code. This is my second time watching your video, first time when I wanted to buy it and now to reassure myself about my decision 😅 btw this is going to be my first ever mechanical keyboard.

@RedNocturne 11 ай бұрын

The Wisteria switches sound exactly to my taste. That’d be my choice!

@gloglo4657 11 ай бұрын

I’m scratching my neck like a crackhead waiting on that legion go video 😩

@ToyKeeper 11 ай бұрын

I have a few hard requirements for a keyboard: QMK w/ full sources available, hotswap switches, and 65% to 75% layout. My customizations are extensive, so stock firmware and VIA aren't an option for me. Nuphy is getting really close, but it doesn't look like they've published code yet.

@jiuntian 11 ай бұрын

They have published one but that’s only work with USB, without wireless functionality

@kennethd4958 11 ай бұрын

I was going to grab the 8BitDo keyboard because of your video and now you show me this one lol

@MonkyTaint 11 ай бұрын

Russ can make a video about a printer and I'll still watch it

@eidoggg 11 ай бұрын

which switch was the quietest? I cant really figure out which one to get

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@Jackpkmn 7 ай бұрын

I find it so frustrating that mechanical keyboard reviews spend so much time laser focused on the sound the keyboard makes and barely give a quip about how it feels. I want to know if this is a good cheap alternative to buying a 2nd razer deathstalker v2 pro, i don't give a single salty f about the sound the keyboard makes the only thing is the feel and force. It got like 10s of focus in this whole review.

@ShirleyDille-j7w 7 күн бұрын

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@azzamafizzuddin8282 13 күн бұрын

thank you sir, your video just make me buy this

@fightnight14 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like I'm a cowberry person

@HaoToDraw69 11 ай бұрын

It's refreshing having other products review every once in awhile

@Rayu25Demon 8 ай бұрын

as a person grows up using Azerty ISO. I don't recommend it because the left shift was so short to me. I'm using it a lot, and it's not comfortable at all to type in both French and Arabic. ANSI is amazing, especially with Arabic; I can easily use all sub-characters with the shift key without using the caps lock. the enter still annoying but its OK for use the numpad enter more.

@InJeffable 11 ай бұрын

Out of all the switches you tested, I think the Aloe had the most satisfying sound. I've been thinking about getting a low profile keyboard. I've been mainly focused on the Lofree Flow because it uses Kailh switches, but this looks nice too. It's good to have something else to consider. Excellent review by the way.

@kotta8kritter 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it sounds great. I have been checking reviews of the most popular, keychron k3 pro, bulgy air 75 v2 and the lofree flow. I will probably end up buying the lowfree flow as it is the only one that ships to my country directly.

@ImNotThere12 10 ай бұрын

Beware, functionally all of the switches sound identical, you can make any of the switches sound like any other depending on how hard you type(other than the blue clicks ones obviously)

@precursors 9 ай бұрын

@@kotta8kritter lofree doesn't have via/qmk support and doesn't have 2.4 GHz connection FYI

@kotta8kritter 9 ай бұрын

@@precursorsI know, but Nuphy doesn't ship to my country. I heard from another KZbinr that LoFree is already testing a V2, hopefully that won't take too long and it will come with 2.4 GHz and VIA/QMK support. I guess I will wait for now.

@nacs 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing the test with each key type. It was super helpful to figure out which key type sounds best to me.

@rodgaray 10 ай бұрын

Great video! I like this keyboard a lot, but I have an issue; I'm a Spanish primarily speaker, so I need, every once in a while, this means that I need this annoying character "Ñ" and this ´ tilde. Please let me know if there's a way to solve it with software or some other key cap. Thank you again for your vid. Peace!

@ericmci 7 ай бұрын

Hi I just grabbed the are 60 V 2 and I'm wondering if the Air 75 is a little less cramped for typing. I originally got the 60 bc as I understood it is the same key size position and alpha layout size minus function keys which I am fine doing without. Maybe I just need to get used to it. But does the 75 have any advantage for a desktop keyboard as I don't plan to be portable with either. Or is the 60 the same typing experience. I do really like the key feel with brown switches just not sure yet about key placement

@mingistech 10 ай бұрын

I'm a Mac user with the Nuphy Air75 v1. I went back to Apple's Magic Keyboard for two reasons. First Touch ID, it's really convenient when dealing with credential prompts. But the biggest reason I switched back was the slow wake of this keyboard when used via Bluetooth. Hitting my spacebar to wake my Mac and realizing that press only woke up the keyboard, then in another 2 secs it's finally functioning so I can finally wake my Mac by pressing a key again was just too annoying.

@darren591 11 ай бұрын

Oh wth I thought I was the only person who sat their mech keyboard on top of the built-in laptop keyboard! Unfortunately my options are super limited as I live in Japan and use Japanese for work so JIS layout is absolutely essential. There aren't many fun JIS keyboards out there, so I just grabbed the TKL Keychron K8 Pro with red switches. It has been great, the build is a million times better than standard issue Filcos.

@gumbyx84 11 ай бұрын

I'm currently using a Logitech MX Mechanical Full size Wireless Mechanical with tactile switches. While I don't really need a num pad, I feel a keyboard witnout one is too small for a desktop. I heard about the Nuphy keyboards after I bought it and have been eyeing one since. It's one of the few keyboards like the MX that have both a MacOS and Windows modes that are automatically selected by the keyboard software.

@flipside9577 10 ай бұрын

asked Nuphy last week about an ISO version and at the moment its NOT planned to release an ISO version, i sooo much want that keyboard but im located in EU and cannot change my muscle memory from ISO to ansi after 30 years of typing..

@jeffermabob 4 ай бұрын

Excellent and well-composed review. I’ve come to find that you folks in Brooklyn, New York near I-278 really know how to make a compelling video. Like the Yakuza tatts, dude.

@Siriliu 9 ай бұрын

Wish it came in ISO. Perfect in every other sense. I’ve been using an ANSI but I’m in no rush to grab a new keyboard until it fits all my needs. ISO and 2.4Ghz wireless.

@patrickmosley4935 9 ай бұрын

Getting this, and the new Keychron with the Hall Effect and calling it done. I'll have a dozen mech keyboards and one of every major type. The high shipping cost is the only reason I have not gotten one yet, and unfortunatly Amazon has the V2 now but not all the switch options (I want Cowberry)

@fistofthesnortstar 11 ай бұрын

I was wondering when you'd do it, i've been loving mine :D Personally i found the Aloe a little too loose, but the cowberry has just the right actuation so i'll be ordering me an extra set

@kenkwok83 11 ай бұрын

If I have a v1 is it worth an upgrade. I don’t even know what the differences are. Higher battery. Slightly heavier. Lips on arrow keys. That’s it ?

@Schatten.mensch 11 ай бұрын

So with RGB it lasts about a week and without it about 220h - I get why you phrased it like that with the information you have, but it is really not ideal to compare two values with different units like this. Especially because something like "a week" is often associated with "a working week while using it for three hours a day", not necessarily 168 hours. But besides me not really liking anything below 100%, no iso layout is always a killer for me, as someone used to iso-de using ansi is a pain in the arse.

@nefariou5 11 ай бұрын

yeah, no iso layout, no buy from me. Keyboard is a big thing for me, specifically backlight letters, so If I was gonna get one it'd have the clearthrough keys you showed too. I am always surprised that many of the higher priced keyboards have backlight options but only the keycap and not through the letters.

@ulmwurttemberg1682 11 ай бұрын

In my day keyboards were 28 pounds. You couldn't carry one around without an FBI issues license, removing keys got you 4 years in the pen, and RGB stood for "Real good, Bobby!"

@rubbish_kat 9 ай бұрын

Really hoping they eventually allow you the option to swap out the default keycaps when purchasing instead of having to get different keycaps as an add on when buying the keyboard. Kind of sucks to have to spend the extra money when I already know I prefer the different keycaps and will never use the default caps, it's a waste of both materials and money. They already allow you to pick the switches you want as standard, why not the keycaps?

@atomotron 10 ай бұрын

For me, the best lighting is plain white, no flashing. I would enjoy though if the keyboard could automatically dim it according to the ambient light, and if it can change colors for specific keys, like make all modifier keys less bright than the alphanumeric. All these flashy colors on the other hand are only good for kids and I don't appreciate models which have that. Even worse when you have it enabled by default and need to learn how switch it off before you can do anything with the keyboard.

@poppers7317 8 ай бұрын

Bluetooth in version one isn't very good. There's always a tiny delay. It's definitely noticable. But I heard in V2 it got way faster.

@KentaroxKondo 7 ай бұрын

I almost purchased the Ionic White, but watching this video, I decided to go with the Basalt Black with the shine through keycap. Thank you for the review!

@IgnacioChavez 7 ай бұрын

if this was ortholinear I'd get it right away

@googlereviewer1944 10 ай бұрын

I prefer the Lofree Flow. Typing action is much nicer.

@MithosDagon 11 ай бұрын

I have the air75 v1, then upgraded my main keyboard to the air96. It looks like they applied the upgrades from air96 to this v2, so I’ll just skip on this one.

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@OaklandTae 11 ай бұрын

I preordered the Air60 V2 w Cowberry switches.... for travel gaming use... Cant wait!

@nwoizaakgoldmann4519 11 ай бұрын

Can someone compare the brightness to the Roccat Vulcan 1 or 2? It looks in the video as if the RGB light is quite dark even with the transparent buttons.

@realeatisaiy 4 ай бұрын

god bless 🙏 great video. I was like "yea but I wonder what it would look like with shine through keycaps" and a second later you start talking about just that. Fantastic

@baberim 11 ай бұрын

Do you think its worth upgrading if you have a V1? I put the Wisteria switches in (much better than the gateron browns I had). I also use it wired for the most part.

@griftgfx 11 ай бұрын

I bought Red Dragon's Air75 clone, and while it's not as high quality, I love it. And it's cheap.

@hermanstrauss 11 ай бұрын

I just can't use low profile keyboards anymore. I guess I'm too deep into keeb hobby :D.

@MikeComicBook 11 ай бұрын

It's not like you can buy either the black or white version. So, for now, it's just another vaporware.

@TheRicoRick 11 ай бұрын

If you can resist the temptation to go down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole…good luck. This may not be your last. 😂😅

@monsieurbekri 11 ай бұрын

Hi Russ, You said it could be used for gaming because it's versatile, but I'm curious what the Field75 variant designed for it is worth and how it compares....Great video as always !

@vinnieb977 11 ай бұрын

i have a v1 and and i think its the last keyboard i actually need. i'll keep buying them because im an addict, but i think this air series boards are the best keyboards for most use cases. my end game might be an air60 with blues in it.