Name: It Took 2 Years, But They Nailed It. (Nuphy Air 75v3)
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In my hands is the most popular low profile keyboard out right now, and it's finally gotten upgraded.

So The Nufy Air V2 came out two years ago in 2023, and

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it's been at the top of most best low profile keyboard lists since then, despite its many shortcomings.

Now Nuphy is back with the V3 and this time they might have actually nailed it.

So in my last Low Profile Keyboards video, I actually told you to avoid buying outdated low profile keyboards, including the Air V2 as hollow sound and a super stiff typing feel compared to more updated thinner keyboards.

But despite those issues, people kept buying the Air V2 for its reliability, its portability and its compatibility with Mac and Windows.

Now with newer budget options and keyboards that just sound way better, the Air V2 isn't really worth buying anymore.

But can its shiny new Upgrade the air v3 reclaim the throne?

So when I first took the Air V3 out of the box, I could tell they had changed something big.

The weight was noticeably heavier than the previous model, and

after weighing it, I knew my intuition wasn't wrong.

The V3 weighs a whopping 726 grams and is 124 grams heavier than the V2.

Now, it's still portable, but we'll have to see if its weight increase is worth it.

After all, low profile keyboards are meant to be lightweight since you want to be able to take them places.

Because from the outside the design looks nearly identical.

You still have a metal frame all the way around with a plastic bottom housing.

However, the metal frame looks much thicker than the original.

It also has engraved labels rather than printed so it won't scratch off or wear away.

There's still dual angle kick up feet on the back, you've got two strips of RGB on the sides, you've got toggle switches on the top right and a USB C port on the left.

Now there's onboard dongle storage built into the case itself.

This is a huge quality of life improvement for portable keyboards, since having to keep track of your 2.4G dongle is very difficult.

But before we move on, there's something we need to understand to get a clear picture of where the Air V3 actually stands.

Right now, the top contenders for low profile keyboards are the $99 Lofree Flow Lite that's leading the pack for ultra portability with its lightweight volume, scroll wheel and thocky typing sound, but

it's sa sacrifices battery life to get there.

Then at the more premium end is the $159 Iquinix MQ80.

It weighs a ton with a full aluminum build.

It's got an impressive bouncy gasket mount.

It sounds great, but it's just not portable at all.

And somewhere in between is the Melgeek 02, sitting at $129, which was the best low profile keyboard for Mac with a super satisfying and creamy timing sound.

But it also has an ultra long battery life.

They each have their pros and cons, but against these odds, how does the Air V3 stack up?

The Did Nuphy upgrade its keyboard enough to compete or was it all in vain?

And if I were to pick only one low profile keyboard to get, which one would it be?

So with the built in dongle storage that new fee added, they are slowly getting ahead of the others.

The O2 and the MQ80 don't have it at all and the Flow Light does, but

it doesn't feel quite as secure with half of the dongle sticking out of the plastic case can easily lose that still.

So speaking of the backside, I found the second biggest difference between the Air V2 and the V3 the subtle design in the plastic case.

Instead of being flush all the way around, they've now added indents for your fingers to slide in and just easily pick up your keyboard.

A small yet convenient feature to have on your keyboard.

Now you can see the last big addition that's contributed to the extra weight.

A thick slab of silicone used to fill in the case and decrease its hollow sound.

Compare this to the v2 it doesn't have that at all.

So we'll have to investigate further because this might not be the only reason that the Air V3 sounds so much better than the V2.

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The Air V3 comes with a high profile knob, a low profile knob that wasn't included in my review unit but will be included in all commercial units, and

an interchangeable module for a hot swap switch.

If you're not a knob kind of person, you can do the switch, but I am.

You take off the three adjacent keys, you use the included mini screwdriver for a single screw and then install the other module that you want.

Now it works without any additional programming, it's sort of just plug and play.

There is software you can use to customize it, but we'll talk about that later.

So we all know that the Air V2 was quite lacking in terms of typing feel and sound, but

the Air V3 has improved that quite a bit.

Is that enough to put it ahead of the other top low profile keyboards?

First let's test the gasket mount, because it has one now.

Gasket mounts used to be reserved for the super premium keyboards of the world, but

They're on everything from budget keyboards to premium.

They're perfect is to absorb unwanted reverberations as well as give you a softer and a funner typing feel.

I use it a lot instead of the stiff tray mount there, everything is screwed into the bottom.

I would put it on par with the Malegeek 02 and a little better than the MQ80 and the Flow Lite, which both feel a tad stiffer throughout the whole keyboard.

there's this trend going on where everybody wants something called a creamy keyboard.

The ideal sound a tad bit loud while also remaining low pitched.

Now in my Air V3 are the Nano Red switches.

They're linear pre lubed switches made entirely of palm plastic which is responsible for the low pitched thock sound of the keyboard.

All the other top low profile keyboards also use all palm switches, so this is relatively common.

The Air V3 offers two more switch the Brown Nano which is the tactile with a bump, and

the Blush Nano which is a silent linear switch which I would have loved to try out since I know most people are going to buy the keyboard just because there's a silent option.

if you want me to scour the Internet and find all the silent keyboards out there and see which ones are the best, comment that down below.

I read all of them for some reason I imagine silent keyboard lovers are like shy introverts, but

So the air v3 sound is louder than its competitors, but also a bit higher pitched too.

if you're looking for something a bit more muted with a lower pitch, then the sunlight switches from the Melgeek O2 steal the show.