NuPhy Halo96 vs Air96 - High Profile vs Low Profile

[@semiprotech]

Check out the Halo96 and Air96 at NuPhy and my other keyboard videos! ⭐ NuPhy Air96: semiprotech.link/air96 ⭐ NuPhy Halo96: semiprotech.link/halo96 Coupon code *SEMIPRO* for 10% off at NuPhy 🎬 NuPhy Air96 review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4uWoY2uoteFf7c 🎬 NuPhy Halo96 review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJKTipKiYsSZm9U 🎬 Halo96 vs K4 Pro & Q5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4OwhJV7r6-AoM0 🎬 Air75 vs Logitech: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3yxomOVlpqdoNE 🎬 Air75 vs AZIO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haOkhayjjZd3f5I 🎬 Air75 vs K3 Pro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV65ZqaHlLOdiZo

[@GERTNER1000]

Can you please provide a link for the shine through keycaps that you have on the halo96?

[@michaelfeir368]

I've never had a better keyboard than the Air75. Low profile keyboards work fantastically on my lap and the keycaps don't snag on my pack when I travel with it. I just wish the keycaps weren't shaped so that you can't tell how they should be oriented by feel. I'm totally blind and have apparently put some keys on in the correct spots but turned the wrong way after replacing some brown switches with red ones. I like brown switches under the character keys and reds under arrow, function and other special keys. Keep on doing those wonderful reviews. I'll be keeping an ear out for you.

[@AgnaktoreX]

"Typing speed and comfort" (7:00): Maybe the most important difference between these 2 keyboards during usage. This section has 15 seconds of screen time and consists of one pro argument for the low profile keyboard. Am I the only one who think thats not a hell of a lot?

[@noxuification]

agree moreover due to the air layout and large surface of keycaps and very small space/distance between keycaps i made a lot of typos and sold the nuphy air...

[@AgnaktoreX]

@@noxuification Same experience, the small gaps result in many typos. Using it mostly for gaming now 😄

[@noxuification]

@@AgnaktoreX just bought halo 75 XD used one but still hope for better exp.

[@AgnaktoreX]

@@noxuification friend of mine has it, i think you cannot regret that purchase C:

[@noxuification]

Hope so 😊 i am soo done with this whole process of buying news keeb😅 Btw now i would buy this one : CIDOO V75...but its too late

[@SideQuestStijn]

I like low profile for their SHORT travel. I have fat fingers and on my normal profile keyboards I end up hitting two keys at once. On the Apple Magic keyboard I do not have this problem. Upon inspection I thought this was weird because my Keychron Q6 Max has the exact same width keys as the Apple Keyboard. Than I realized it was the switch travel length which made me depress a second key. Because of fat fingers my ring finger is a bit on the left side on the A (WASD grip), and index finger a bit on the right of the D. With deep travel they depress the key next to them. Bought a Keychron K1 Max which has a 3mm travel (vs 4 on the Q6) and this significantly alleviated the problem. I would vote for Gateron / Kaihl to innovate 2mm travel switches.

[@ExistentialPerplexity]

So far, I'm still adjusting a little bit to the low profile (Air75). I'm glad I have both a high profile (RK100) and the Air75 to mess with the differences. The fact that shipping speed to the US was a lot faster than I expected, makes me want to go back to NuPhy again for another keyboard in the future. Great videos, I really appreciate you putting these out! I still have to delve into your microphone comparison videos as well :)

[@semiprotech]

Thank you so much! I enjoy switching between high and low profile as well.

[@Jimothy.Halpert]

Thanks for the comparasion 😉 I've got Halo75 w/BBK, but my favourite key is the one Night Breeze that I've put on the Backspace 😄

[@semiprotech]

Night Breeze is a fantastic spacebar switch!

[@AndrewFulo]

I wish Nuphy came out with a 100% layout. I can't seem to get used to the 96 with the squished numpad.

[@TreyDaze]

How did you get the Windows key on your Halo96?

[@unknownerror999]

Could you tell me plz, is it possible to set lowprofile keycaps from air v2 to field 75 high profile keyboard? i love field 75 keyboard but at the same time a like more low profile keycaps from air v2? thanks in advance

[@jefferrrson1x]

Great review man. Love the details and objectivity of it. Appreciate the information. Ima go with the halo now and hope for a air discount for Black Fridays. Thanks!

[@gbxgbxgbx]

I just received Halo96. First impression - I was surprised how small it actually is. It's like the keycaps feel like miniatures of keys, and they are really squeezed together, where I, having medium sized hands, have a bit of trouble typing. I'm an amateur in the fileld - Are these key caps some kind of a standard size for the tall ones, or are these smaller? Is there a way to compare? I kind of went for it for the 'nostaglic' feel. It kind of reminds me of my old Amiga. :) The key caps on that one were definitely bigger. Anyway I love the look of it. Just wish it was a bit bigger. I guess a 100% keyboard from Nuphy would be perfect for me.

[@DigitalSamTV]

great vid - went with the air75 V2 (on preorder, hope that doesnt take too long...)

[@dante-nj8gr]

I intend to buy the Air 75. From your perspective, how is the Air typing feel compare to the Halo using linear sưitches? I like linear switches on normal profile keyboard but I'm afraid it won't feel the same on low profile keyboard since the shorter travel distance. Should I go for the tactile switches ínstead?

[@Soupie62]

My big thing is to add custom labels to the Front side face. There's more space on high profile keycaps, BUT they're easier to see on low profile keycaps. I usually settle on DSA as a compromise.

[@Techgnome21]

I have the the air 75, its a great key board. Its personal preference but I found the type experience kind of sterile. I ordered a halo 75, I was really missing the full keyboard feel.

[@isaacfuentes905]

Do u recommend more the halo than the air?

[@michalsvihla1403]

The NuPhy is 200€ where I am from. Keychron is 145. I'm really torn because I like the NuPhy a lot more, but idk if it's worth the money.

[@rephaelmendoza2933]

it is. i have a keychron k4 and an air 96 v2. i like the air 96 more

[@boyantrifonov]

You are going to see and use your keyboard a LOT of time both in the day to day and probably years to come. If you can comfortably afford it I would get the keyboard that is going to bring me joy. And in this case we are talking about 55 Euro more for joy or a minus 145 Euro and having the constant thought that you could have gotten the keyboard you wanted. So if you really like the NuPhy a lot and you can comfortably afford the extra 55 Euro go for it.

[@odhiambo0]

I went with Halo 96. This video really helped me in making the decision.

[@semiprotech]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@kb09yaj79]

How long does it take to ship to US?

[@odhiambo0]

@@kb09yaj79 about 2 weeks.

[@kb09yaj79]

@@odhiambo0 thanks

[@anderbeau]

Literally everything I needed/wanted to know - they just made a sale because of you 😂

[@semiprotech]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@t.b.cont.]

I used a laptop for years before switching to a desktop once I was living on my own, so I prefer low profile

[@dudleybrown7030]

Where did you buy your shine through keycaps?

[@Powaup]

There’s halo v2 now. Are you gonna do another comparison video?

[@BokorugroRR]

So sad that they don’t make an ISO one :(

[@xotai]

Man did the shipping on the website change? The minimum shipping to the USA is 30 dollars now and DHL at 45. Oof

[@semiprotech]

I just put the Halo96 in my cart and regular shipping was $25 to east coast US and $45 for DHL.....you're right I guess shipping went up quite a bit! Ugh

[@makingmore]

At the 6-min mark there is mention of the amount of force required to activate the switches - so between these two, which would require more force on the keys?

[@semiprotech]

With both of them, you have a choice of which switches you want. So in either case you can select switches that require more or less actuation force. There are slight differences between low and high profile, for example Gateron low profile red switches have an actuation force of 50gf and gateron regular profile G Pro reds have an actuation force of 45gf (but longer travel). So if they both had red switches, the low profile has slightly higher force required. But it really depends on the switch that you choose and NuPhy provides the specs for each option.

[@makingmore]

@@semiprotech wow thank you for the comprehensive reply! I’ll have to look at the specs more closely.

[@womdomrom6673]

It looks like you have some finger clubbing. It might be best to double check that with a doctor. All that aside, nice video

[@Akash-mq6ov]

Discount code doesn't work in australia :(

[@semiprotech]

I'm sorry about that!

[@BudaSuyasa]

After getting Nuphy Air 75 V2, now i want Halo series. I hope its worthed.

[@Leonhart_93]

The high profile keyboard will absolutely require a wrist rest for me, it's way too high.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Nuphy sells ones designed for it!

[@loksunl8714]

thanks for the review! but where can i get the shine through keycap for your halo96? it looks great

[@semiprotech]

The ones that I've been using on the Halo96 are the Skylight series from Drop, they're PBT and OEM profile: drop.com/buy/drop-skylight-series-keycap-set?defaultSelectionIds=970401

[@talkabu]

do they have german layout

[@Saltytoxico]

In the dark those none shine throughs….. I’d be typing all sorts of weird things.

[@jesusochoa6590]

min 2:39 the captionis were reversed. should have Air96 in the bottom AND Halo96 at the top :)

[@DukeTran]

What USB c cable do you use to plug into the keyboards there.

[@semiprotech]

It's a silicone USB cable from amazon - construction of it is decent, not the best I've seen but pretty good if you need a very flexible cable. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BN3D4C78/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@do8747]

I don't know if someone will respond to me, but I did have a question. So I'm actually totally new to mechanical keyboards and all the things that are related to it. I was about to buy a new keyboard from NuPhy, to be exactly 'NuPhy Air96', but was wondering if I can switch/replace the keys wherever I want? I live in Belgium(Europe) and we mostly use here 'AZERTY lay-out,' so I was not sure if I could switch/replace the keycaps from QWERTY of whatever it might be to --> AZERTY? Thank you in advance, whoever might answer! I do appreciate it a lot.

[@aethercot]

You can safely switch the position keycaps on pretty much any mechanical keyboard. Please note that NuPhy does not sell ISO boards, so you may or may not have to adapt to the physical ANSI layout aswell.

[@do8747]

Thanks a lot for your comment man, I've really been waiting for someone to answer my question! Again, thanks, I appreciate it.@@aethercot

[@daveinthailand]

Are these no good for mac just seen win software only

[@kyleiong7311]

really nice review! are those shine-through keycaps from razer? I love the fonts

[@semiprotech]

Thanks! The shine-through keycaps on the Halo96 are the Drop Skylight series OEM profile: drop.com/buy/drop-skylight-series-keycap-set?defaultSelectionIds=970401

[@kyleiong7311]

@@semiprotech thank you for the reply! It will also be cool if you can review the latest razer blackwidow v4. I've heard a lot of positive reviews from it.

[@cipheroth]

Your wrists are the more important thing to know when you choose h or l profile, without a wrist rest bar, you best option is a low profile keyboard

[@96Houndoom]

I got the air75 V2 for otg and halo 75 to replace my gaming keyboard (my first mechanical keyboard)

[@isaacfuentes905]

Which one u prefer?

[@samuelte472]

I have both and I can say I love the Halo more than the air, It's more easier for me to type.

[@My-Hero-]

Wish I saw this before I ordered. Hope I like the air, because I don’t need 2 keyboards.

[@isaacfuentes905]

@@My-Hero-do u liked the air? Or do u regret buying it?

[@zoide-777]

@@My-Hero- How did it go?

[@alsacs3635]

What is the difference in sound between the brown 2.0 switches and the wisteria tactile switches? Which one is quieter?

[@semiprotech]

Hi! The wisteria are slightly quieter than the brown switches and the tactile bump is a little bit earlier. I have a sound sample of brown switches in the Air96 and wisteria in the Air75 in this video if you want to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4uWoY2uoteFf7c

[@alsacs3635]

@@semiprotech Awesome vid! I'm definitely going to buy the wisteria option. Thanks for sharing.

[@JacquesDupuis]

Thanks for the review. I had purchased the Halo 96 from Amazon. I am very happy with it. Where have you gotten your White PBT shine through keycaps?

[@semiprotech]

Glad you're liking it! I've tried two different PBT shine-through sets on the Halo96. If you're a Mac user, unfortunately neither one comes with Mac-specific keycaps, but they both looked nice. The set I'm currently using is the Drop Skylight OEM profile set: drop.com/buy/drop-skylight-series-keycap-set?defaultSelectionIds=970401 I've also used the Akko ASA profile set from amazon: amzn.to/3Nt7r0v. The Akko set is of course taller with the ASA profile and I found them just a touch too tall for my liking, but they have a little more texture than the Drop set. The Drop set more closely matches the profile of the provided NuPhy keycaps so I was able to keep a couple of the colored caps mixed in with them.

[@phuongtrang280]

@@semiprotechhow’s the quality of the drop set?

[@sglatitude]

I go with high profile specifically the Halo 75 black and baby raccoon switch. And yes, I bring it to and from office with keyboard case Glorious. It’s not a hassle at all as I also sometime bring Keychron K8 Pro to and from office 😂

[@C69hJc4]

why not get one for the office and one for home? I'd easily pay another $150 not to lug a mechanical keyboard to and from work.

[@sglatitude]

@@C69hJc4 it’s been a year since my last comment. Yes, I left the Keychron K8 Pro in office while I’m rockin’ Nuphy Air 75v2 at home. I passed the Halo 75 to family member.

[@SunsetNova]

Great comparison thanks

[@semiprotech]

Thanks!

[@svlagonda7417]

Your reviews are excellent. Lightyears better than Dave2D.

[@semiprotech]

Thank you so much!

[@82vojtech]

I just discovered that kop profile has nothing to do with coprophilia :)

[@somaticHuman]

The most problem of the NuPhy design is the keys everywhere on the panel. Somehow it's ok for 75, (fn layer is terrible), but for 96 its' totally mess. Moreover it's is really situation on market, that 96 format is most popular than tkl? really? Or may by it's a special feature that you can reassign only 10-11 keys, that you have a lot of unassignable keys, or another issue with software? I think they need to make the convenient keyboard for software developer to obtain a good soft ))) But we must pay tribute that their merit is that new low-profile switches from gaterons appear on the market.

[@phuongtrang280]

Which one do you prefer???

[@semiprotech]

I spend more time using the high profile because I just love the typing feel and sound, but for me it does require a wrist rest for comfort. But I also use the NuPhy Air75 with my laptop when I'm not at my desk and love it!

[@phuongtrang280]

@@semiprotech that’s an awesome explanation, thank you!!! I plan on getting the Halo96 with the wrist rest of course and your videos helped me out a lot. Now I just need to decide which switches to get. Debating between Bay Racoon and Baby Kangaroo.

[@SalvaGian47]

Low profile! Exactly how I wanted!

[@flanflanjp_]

reminder that these white keyboards are gonna get cheeto dusted and yellowed after a couple years

[@farasey]

I went with the Air 60…the best of NuPhy on the go!

[@semiprotech]

Hard to beat the 60 for portability!

[@somaticHuman]

​ @semiprotech I don't understand why standard is stuck on 60 keys. )) For those guys, who is using this, only 6 keys is needed: awsd + shift + space.

[@gbxgbxgbx]

wow - the battery life with these is borderline disappointing. Might as well keep it plugged all the time. A deal breaker. Think I'll just go for the Apple one.

[@gearsgamer7115]

Apple dosent sell mechanical keyboards

[@gbxgbxgbx]

@@gearsgamer7115 they do sell keyboards, and good ones, battery life close to a month.

[@justinlex2473]

low profile just better in typing efficiency

[@DmytroSukhanovskyi]

"This video is not sponsored, take the promocode"😂

[@MilanSmore]

are you dumb or just pretending to be?

[@MistrZIGZAG]

The chonkey boy sounds considerably better

[@cinestyleinc]

both and happy lol