nuphy Halo96 V2 Wi-fi Keyboard,Gasket Construction,96% Sizzling Swappable Gaming Keyboard, 99 Kyes RGB Backlit Mechanical Keyboard, Assist QMK/VIA,Bluetooth/USB-C/2.4GHz-Inexperienced,Lemon Switches (55gf)

6 reviews for nuphy Halo96 V2 Wi-fi Keyboard,Gasket Construction,96% Sizzling Swappable Gaming Keyboard, 99 Kyes RGB Backlit Mechanical Keyboard, Assist QMK/VIA,Bluetooth/USB-C/2.4GHz-Inexperienced,Lemon Switches (55gf)

1. 

   Tiffany – March 14, 2025

   HIGH QUALITY, SOLID BUILD, BUTTERY SMOOTH KEYS
   So this keyboard is actually better than I expected. I have a few keyboards but this is by far my favorite so far. Grant it, it is the most expensive of my keyboards and I can’t wait to compare to the Razer I plan to get soon, but my honest opinion on this keyboard is nothing less than OUTSTANDING!! Like it’s solid as hell, and I mean it’s got some weight to it. It does not feel flimsy at all, and the components aren’t rattling at all if you shake it. It’s got a nice metal feel to since it is made of Aluminum. It has a high quality plastic casing on the bottom half of the keyboard so that the RGB shines through. Also, it’s cool that it comes with Mac specific caps but also the Windows specific caps, so you get to choose which to use. Since this is mainly for my Mac, I will use the Mac specific caps. Also came with one cute cat key cap that I used in place of the ESC button. And they also sent three switches for their three colors for this Halo brand board. So the Lemon, which I chose, then Mint, and finally the Raspberry. I used the three different switches on my board just for those moments that I was to hear the difference. The difference, by the way, is very slight, in my opinion. The video I made doesn’t do it justice. You can look on youtube for more sound tests for these three switches. I think I will try the Mint next though. I was struggling between Mint and Lemon and went with lemon based on reviews. I love the sound sooooo much. The sound paired with the smooth key strokes, is just next level.I haven’t fully messed with the RGB yet, but I love it so far. I will say that, it’s not as bright as one of my RK Royal Kludge 75 keyboards, but it’s still pretty awesome. Also, I got the Blue keyboard so I think that affects the visibility of the RGB a bit. But still, great. You can change the key caps to something you like that may help to enhance the RGB a bit as well since the blue of the keyboard kind of drowns it out. Its still very bright, but there’s just so little spacing between the keys, that lights has a difficult time escaping. A white keyboard would have definitely helped to illuminate the RGB more but still very good good and bright and, again, you can swap the caps if you wanted to. Not an issue for me since the rest is so great. The keystrokes themselves feel like butter when typing and has a pleasant “tock” sound to them. I mean it feels and sounds (if that’s even possible) like butter. So smooth. Even my BF noticed immediately the sound and was so satisfied by listening to me type. The best part really is the feel of the board. It’s just feels so high quality and it’s heavy and of course, the way the keys feel when typing is just soooo addicting. You will love it.I got this specifically for my MAC M4 Pro. I have a Windows PC too with an Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900KF. But I also like Mac products so I got one but I hate the magic keyboard so much. I just didn’t want to waste money on it. So I was in the market for keyboard that is tailored towards Mac and after some research I found this one being the best third party keyboard for Mac and it definitely has exceeded my expectations. So glad I got this. I was going to only use it for my Mac but now I am using it for both my Windows and Mac. It has key configurations for both and has settings that allow you to change it between bluetooth, wired. So I leave it wired for Window and enable the Window switch, and then when I use my Mac I just enable the Mac switch and select the bluetooth key I see for it. You can setup 4 different bluetooth items to it, so thats cool. The bluetooth wasn’t great with my Windows tho, so I prefer the wired for Windows. The bluetooth has been fantastic with Mac though.All in all, just wanted to leave a review to express my gratitude for this keyboard. I am very pleased with it and will definitely be buying from Nuphy again. I want the Sakura board next time. This time it was out and I didn’t want to wait for longer shipping with their website. But next time I’ll get that. Maybe i’ll get the 75 keyboard instead. I love my number pads though.Thank you for reading!

2. 

   Kasey – March 14, 2025

   trash company trash software
   The kb IS built extremely well. But the company is lazy or poor. So if you bought this for VIA, there is no support. You have an immediate 3 different firmware updates. They’re documented atrociously. None of them are OTA. One of them relies on free software that they neither own nor have a say in maintaining. So the second that dev changes anything, the instructions are useless. Go ahead and try to find the Open Document Picker button in that app. I’ll wait. But even once you succesfully get all that updated, you will find that you can’t use any part of via without being wired. Idk if it’s me, via or nuphy and Idgaf.They lied. This kb does NOT support via/gmk unless you hack the heck out of it. And for $180, that’s a straight up scam.

3. 

   Doxum – March 14, 2025

   Best prebuilt for value
   Everything expressed here is my personal opinion.I’ve been a fan of custom keyboards for some time. I’ve built my own, lubed switches and everything so I have a basic understanding of what makes a good keyboard.If you’re a gamer or just want a keyboard with a Premium feel, this keyboard is the way to go. I believe it easily beats big “Gaming” keyboard brands like Razer, steelseries, corsair, and other gaming keyboard makers.The keyboard has a great sound and feel. *thocc* The switches are Hot-swappable which is great if you want to change it up. I’ve had my keyboard for about a week now and haven’t needed to charge it once.I’m pleased with Nuphy’s product and will have this keyboard for a LONG time. I get the numpad I love without having a keyboard take up my entire desk space. The keyboard is also lighter than I expected while still feeling very premium. The Keyboard is Bluetooth compatible as advertised but also comes with a dongle which is great. I didn’t know if it would. The USB C to A cable it comes with isn’t braided so don’t expect that. There are tons of hotkeys to change your lighting and check your battery levels so a little reading is required if you want to get full use.My only complaint is that the software you can download for the keyboard isn’t working quite yet but this could be user error and doesn’t warrant any negative review in my opinion.TLDR: It’s an amazing keyboard with a nice *THOCC* 5/5 stars

4. 

   Always Stray – March 14, 2025

   Great keyboard with good sound and feel.
   This keyboard feels great to type on and after using it for a bit I have some things I like about it and some I don’t.Some things I like.1) The Silent Red Clear Top keys are very nice to type with and very quiet.2) The RGB halo lighting as well as the key lighting is great.3) I do like how it has the shine through homing bars on the F, J and 5 keys we well at the up arrow.4) The keyboard feels nice and weighty and that makes it slide around on my desk mat a lot less.A few things I did not like.1) I wish they have spaced the number pad and arrows keys out a little bit more.2) I wish the keycaps were shine through. I enjoy the feel of the keycaps just wish they were shine through.

5. 

   SomeRandomGuy – March 14, 2025

   Best wireless plastic 96% compact that exists bar none
   I own a lot of custom keyboards, something like 20 at this point. I’m very invested in the hobby and I know my boards. This is a good keyboard that you can take with you places (it’s heavy enough to not suck but light enough for a backpack), it sounds good and the Via support was perfect. It is zero hassle connecting to my Macs via bluetooth. Honestly I love it and highly recommend it. Note the stabilizers aren’t the best but since they are clip-in you can replace them without pulling out the board so that’s good. I wouldn’t bother (they are “good enough” IMO) but I broke one being overly forceful putting in a MTNU spacebar. TL;DR I swapped out the switches and keycaps, broke a stab, easy to fix, board is amazing.True head and shoulders above the Keychron K Pro series that was previously my preferred travel keyboards.

6. 

   Ivan Nikitin – March 14, 2025

   Sound – very good. The size is just ideal.