NuPhy Air75 V2 vs Keychron K3 Max - Best in 2024?

Both the NuPhy Air75 V2 and Keychron K3 Max are great options in a 75% low profile keyboard. But in 2024, the much better battery life and more refined sound & feel make the Air75 V2 the best choice in my opinion. What do you think?
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00:00 Introduction
01:16 Sound Test
02:04 Features in Common
03:49 Differences
11:02 Conclusion

[@KimJimenez]

Such a good comparison, thank you so much!

[@semiprotech]

Thanks!

[@b2rad]

Your videos are awesome dude. I tested a couple low profile keyboards that I could find at the local bestbuy and went down the rabbit hole looking for something higher quality after liking the low profile setup. Just bought an Air75 V2! Super excited for it to show up. Super high quality videos on here. Good work!

[@semiprotech]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the Air75 V2!

[@Marcusss007]

Great work; thank you 😊.

[@arsengalla5464]

I agree to what others are saying.. this is sooo underrated channel. Your reviews are awesome & very detailed.. definitely earned a sub here 👌 I'm new to mech KBs & was torn between the Air 75 V2 vs K3 Max. Thanks to you I now know what I need for my home setup! Ordered the Air 75 V2 with cowberry switches + shine through keycaps. Thanks again! Hope you get more subs 👏🏼🙏🏼

[@toleeteam]

Based on your past reviews, I purchased the NuPhy Air75 V2 with the Gateron brown switches. Since this is my first mechanical keyboard, I have nothing to compare it to. The experience using it is better than expected. I'm sure I made the right choice. Thanks for the chance to win the Keychron K3 Max.

[@leroux-p]

What an underrated channel. This should be > 100k subs. Top quality friend

[@odhiambo0]

Your reviews have always been great. They have always nfluenced my choices on these mechanical keyboards. For now I have a few questions you can help me with: 1. Are the keycaps on the K3 Max interchangeable with those on Air 75v2? I am asking because I bought Nuphy shine-through keycaps for use on the K1 Max (which I bought). Nuphy kind of said that they can be interchangeable. Because the keycaps for K3 Max are the same as those for K1 Max, could you kindly test for me the interchangeability of the keycaps ? 2. You've said that the switches can work on both. Am I right that I can use the Nuphy branded switches on the K3 Max (and so also on the K1 Max)? I intend to use Cowberry on my K1 Max (PS: Both my K1 Max hot-swappable and Air 72v2 are still in the high seas with Air 75v2 arriving in about 7 days and the K1 Max arriving in 3 weeks.) 3. I wonder IF the batteries are interchangeable as well. It would probably be easy to install a higher capacity battery on the K3 Max (also K1 Max) so as to compete with Air 75v2. Please try that modding 🙂. My 1st modding for K1 Max will be the battery - a larger one!

[@6dmarcus]

My K3 Max space bar does not rattle at all. Thanks for your reviews.

[@justinseans]

I picked the Air75v2. I really do like the floating key cap style but the NuPhy just seems like a better experience for my first mechanical keyboard. I got Aloe switches in it and added some browns extra. Also grabbed those shine through key caps. Which is a nice perk of going with the NuPhy order is grabbing that stuff while you're there. Waiting on delivery from China. Lol Amazon doesn't have the caps or switches for the price you get from NuPhy. Now the aloes.

[@marinaalex0510]

Hello. Thanks for the comparison. So I want to change my setting in the office, replacing the wired keyboard and mouse. For a keyboard, I'll go for the Nuphy Air75 V2. But since Nuphy doesn't offer a mouse - what would you recommend? Also - which switch on Nuphy Air75 V2 provides a typing experience the closest to MacBook? At home, I use a MacBook Air M2 and love it. Thank you in advance

[@gwydion44]

Would love to get a NuPhy Air75 V2 but it's not available in Europe and also not in an ISO layout. It boggles my mind why these companies don't want our European money. First ISO layout white 75 low profile keyboard available in EU gets my money.

[@odhiambo0]

Nuphy ships to Europe. I recently saw in the FB group someone who had theirs shipped to Germany, arrived in 2 weeks, IIRC and no taxes! Just get one. The Enter key in the ANSI layout isn't that bad afterall.

[@MDx9619]

@@odhiambo0 They ship to Europe, but for example to Bulgaria is 25USD, which is a lot, equal to almost 50BGN

[@odhiambo0]

@@MDx9619 there are several discount codes that you can use that give you 10% off the price. Such a discount can then cover your shipping costs. Do you see the logic? For example, with SEMIPRO as the code you will save 10% (13USD) with Air75v2, which then means your shipping cost would be equivalent to 12USD because of that discount. And you can use these codes over and over! So go right ahead and get your Air75v2 or Air96v2.

[@LysineAA]

I got a Keychron K3 Max (hot-swappable) with Gateron red switches and it's been great. It's noticeably quieter than my previous normal profile keyboard (also red switches) and sounds incredibly satisfying. Not too worried about the battery life because it still lasts for weeks without the backlight, and I use the provided adapter to place the 2.4G receiver nearby so plugging it in takes less than a second.

[@LysineAA]

@@sys-administrator It's basically instant with 2.4G or wired, although I have a habit of spamming the space bar when I unlock my PC. Never used the Bluetooth mode but I've heard that the Bluetooth issues in K3V2 are fixed in Max

[@CalmConcept]

Is there still any spacebar rattle in the Nuphy Air75 V2? I have the V1 which has a little bit of rattle every now & then and was thinking of upgrading.

[@TheAussiePencil]

My Nuphy Air75 V2 with brown switches should be arriving tomorrow. I had bought a Keychron K1 SE (red optical switches) as my first mechanical but frankly hated it. Super excited for the Nuphy!!!

[@semiprotech]

I hope you love it!

[@TruthAdv]

How are you finding the nuphy? I purchased the keychron k1 as my first keyboard too, and was considering the upgrade.

[@ivordiamzon176]

I have a K3 Max White Backlight and I can’t change the speed of light effects? Is this standard for a white backlight version?

[@ReedSprague]

Your hat is awesome. Where did you get it?

[@flarierza33]

any details on wake up time? does it take awhile for the keyboard to wake up?

[@LysineAA]

I know Keychron had issues with other models not waking up, but my Keychron K3 Max wakes up instantly with any key press so far.

[@anishparulekar1171]

Could you do the Keychron V1 max vs the Nuphy Halo75?

[@anishparulekar1171]

Or which you would recommend

[@BudaSuyasa]

I'm waiting for this too

[@GamerReyansh12]

Does nuphy ship to india?

[@porbenjamas]

I have Nuphy Air75 V2 and Keychron K3 Pro. I love everything about Nuphy while Keychron is easier to carry around and its keycaps give me better typing experience. I wish I could combine them together.

[@sirnawaz]

Could you please share your experience with Keychron K3 Pro? I think it's low-profile keyboard?

[@mistsrider]

As an owner of the K3 Pro, I agree about the typing experience. Keycaps are great quality and I prefer them to the Nuphys I've tried, though I also wish they were a flat profile.

[@kutase]

It would be better to compare keyboards with similar type of switches. For me tactile switches are way better than linear.

[@michaelsmrz6300]

Hi, I would like to share my experience with low profile keyboards. I bought a Keychron K3 pro and was impressed with it but missed the 2.4GHz dongle. I rethought everything and returned the keychron. My alternative I bought was the NuPhy Air75 V2. Now comes the big "BUT". The NuPhy could not pair at all with either device via bluetooth. I tried updating the keyboard, and no improvement. I wrote to support, but when they found out I bought the keyboard through a subcontractor they didn't want to deal with it. I'm very disappointed and from what I've read on Reddit I'm not alone. A lot of people have had horrible experiences with NuPhy support. I'm thinking pretty strongly about the Keychron K3 MAX.

[@betonline88]

Why your video is so dark?

[@user-ys4ji5ex7s]

누피 v2 의 최대 단점은 우측 쉬프트 에 스테빌라이저가 없어서 종종 튀어나오는 증상을 경험할수 있습니다.

[@Soupie62]

The more I look at these, the more I feel a need for custom keycaps. Not just the labels, but the SHAPE is wrong (for me).

[@dlgoetz]

I find Keychron to have a more refined typing experience. Nuphy is too clackety, not entirely resolved in the V2.

[@dereklang4451]

Yes, Nuphy is faaar louder compared to the k3 max (and even k3 pro). Might have to do with they design and the switches; but since the cowberry ones are linear and browns tactile the former ones should be quieter, which clearly isn't the case.

[@Stinger913]

I’d classify the sounds the opposite way 😂. To me Nuphy is thockier, lower frequencies and Keychron is clacky, lighter higher sounds which I personally enjoy less. But I was thinking it’d be great for office because it’s quieter

[@dereklang4451]

I received the Air75 v2 end of last week, with Wisteria switches. The typing experience is great. They are the perfect tactile switches. Very low noise and the bump is low resistance and after you travel a bit. I tried the other switches that came with it. Moss has a far higher resistance and the actuation point is at the beginning, so you need quite more strength to type with them, which I could tell would make me tired much more quickly. What in the end happened is that I sent the board back and am getting the same one with the linear Cowberry switches. They are great for typing AND gaming (even with the light bump Wisteria switches are too noisy and too slow when using WASD to play) and even lower tone/noise. They also have a very light actuation point at the beginning and when you bottom out they are a bit 'cushioned', unlike the Aloe ones that are extremely loose and bottom out very fast by pretty much just touching them.

[@demon6937]

The Halo should have a V2 like the AIR does

[@thegreekbrick]

Great review! Although, you're not commenting on which keyboard is more silent independently on how nice it sounds plus you don't mention which produces less typos. In my experience with keyboards that have flat keys, like nuphy, it's easier to make typos because you accidentally press neighbouring keys. On the other hand I know keychron uses angled keycaps which again in my experience are better for typing and produce less typos. I'd like to listen to your opinion on those two points! Thanks! Edit: You're also not mentioning that you can get the K3 Max with white led and no hot swap for just 94 dollars which is quite less than Nuphy! Some people might prefer that!

[@semiprotech]

Hi! I did actually say that the K3 Max also comes in a cheaper version with white backlight and non-hot swap switches at 10:33. But I focused on comparing the RGB hot-swap version because the Air75 V2 is only available in that configuration. In terms of sound level, the K3 Max in general is a bit quieter, but neither one is silent in any of the available configurations - you would have to find some silent low profile switches for either one to truly minimize the sound. The K3 Max with linear switches is probably the quietest overall. In terms of the keycaps, I did not personally notice a difference in my rate of errors between them, and I believe keycap profile is almost entirely down to personal preference. I actually prefer flatter keycaps for low profile keyboards and don't find a significant difference in the amount of errors after a short adjustment period.

[@thegreekbrick]

@@semiprotech Thank you very much for the lengthy reply! I've seen some other people complaining about typos on flat keycaps. Maybe it has to do with preference but lets take into account that most normal profile (non low profile) keyboards are OEM or Cherry profile which have angled keycaps, so most people are used in angled keycaps in the first place. It's a pitty that such portable keyboards are not that quiet since many people will buy them to use at work. Maybe we'll start seeing silent low profile switches in the future.

[@AindriuMacGiollaEoin]

I got the K3 Pro not too long ago, it's very good but I miss the USB 2.4GHz dongle on the max and switches really need lube. Air75 v2 looks much better but has no ISO.

[@odhiambo0]

European? 🙂

[@soonsoo9184]

K3 LED - GOOD K3 RGB - NOTBAD K3 PRO - BAD K3 MAX - SAVEMONEY

[@noob1que]

For some reason I cannot post comments under this video? UPD: but I can reply to this comment I tried to post for test... Weird

[@semiprotech]

I just checked my "held for review" comments but didn't see any, sometimes KZbin does some weird stuff with comment filtering for no apparent reason though.

[@noob1que]

@@semiprotech Huh, good to know. Thanks.

[@mateoharmiss5830]

Nuphy Canadian price are a ripoff and that shows what the company is about. If I order from there website that’s in USD and converted to Canadian it’s way cheaper like 50% then there Amazon Canada price really 370$ cad :( Canada Keychron k3 max =137 Nuphy air75 = 370 USA Nuphy air75 = 175$ usd converted to Canadian 217cad

[@jamesvella]

I got the nuphy Air75 v2, I love it, sounds amazing with cowberry switches. I will be buying the shinethrough keycaps at a later point. For those who are moving from a full size keyboard, I do miss the numpad :( I have been working without since but lots of applications I use could certainly use a numpad (blender for 3d, I do alot of invoices for my clients... so I constantly reach for the numpad). While great for gaming I think ill also buy a nuphy air96 for work now that im totally hooked on their product. For gaming I love the 75% size, cant complain at all. I previously used an alienware mechanical full size cherry keyboard, the nuphy is so much better in sound, quality, and thanks to @SemiPro's reviews I do believe the best sounding thoccy low profile keyboard, I love it!