nuphy Halo65 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with PBT Keycaps, 65% RGB Hot-swap Wireless Keyboard, Supports Bluetooth、2.4G and Wired Connection，Compatible with Mac and Windows-Black(Baby Raccoon Switch)

This thing is heavy. Really heavy. I guess that means its built well. It certainly feels like its built well at least. Mine came with three space bars. One was just kind of floating in the box by itself. If you are accustomed to the usual cherry MX switches, this is going to feel a little odd. Typing on this doesnt really have the nice click clack of most mechanical keyboards, but it doesnt have the squishy feel of a membrane keyboard. It feels like typing on something soft that smacks into something hard. Its...different. Not really bad, just different. I still havent figured out how to use the function keys. I thought it would be as simple as pressing the function button and the associated key, but that does nothing. That could be a driver issue, I guess. All I did with this was plug it in and start using it.

Over the last couple of months I’ve tried numerous mechanical keyboards and none of them hold a candle to the out of the box (stock) experience of the Halo65. It’s solidly built, with strong RGB and a great typing angle. You’ll be hard pressed to find similar value out of the box from other keyboards.

I bought this knowing about Nuphy’s quality - I have an air 75 bought directly from Nuphy. I love my air 75 but it comes back and forth to work with me and I wanted another keyboard to leave at home. I bought an epomaker th80 and it’s great but it was a little big and I think the user settings are a little clunky. Upon receiving the halo 65 I was blown away by the sound and feel immediately. The baby kangaroo switches (I’m a weird one that prefers tactile switches) are great all around switches for gaming, working, or anything else. It sounds really nice with the silicone deadener and I don’t feel like it would ever kid the board other than maybe re-lubing the switches in maybe a year so. Out of the box the stabilizers are well lubes D but they felt like it took a little while to break them in? Maybe over lubed. as I’m typing this I’m thinking it would be worth it to do the medical tape mod on the stabs and re lube to give them all more consistency. The left shift just feels kinda stiff and enter feels kinda clacky/loose The ghost bar is unreal. It really is revolutionary and so pleasant to use. Although with the replacement non ghost bar included it still sounds great because the board itself has silicone deadener as a base for the space bar and it does a great job by itself on keeping down the rattle. They may have even over corrected the initial design because I can’t imagine the space bar ever being rattly on this new design. Long story short if you want a board that is absolutely a joy to use out of the box you will not be disappointed in any way. Also if you would like a board that is going to be an amazing base, easy to customize and highly compatible, this is definitely my top recommendation. My epomaker th80 sits on the shelf most days of the week unless I just feel like switching it up or need the more accessible f row for a particular game. You won’t regret it!

Reliable and comfortable plus the extra high-quality feel. Typing experience is top-notch. Though price is quite steep, no regrets whatsoever… it is all worth it!

This board is kinda hard to customize with all the screws but out of the box this sounds and feels very nice. The downside to this product is nuphy software it doesn’t launch but rather than that I would say this and keychron are solid options

I’ve always been very particular about things like the build quality and acoustics of my keyboards. I’m *very* impressed with both of those aspects of this offering from NuPhy. They really hit it out of the park with the Halo65. Out of the box as a prebuilt this stands up there with entry level custom boards that cost about $150 more at least and it’s hot swappable so you can throw your favorite flavor of switch onto it and hit the ground running. Any time this board is available to purchase on Amazon as opposed to being shipped from China when purchased from NuPhy directly, jump on it. You won’t be disappointed in the slightest.

Ill normally begin modifying a keyboard right out of the box; lubing and filming switches, foaming cases and top plates, tape mods, etc. to make them feel and sound better... This keyboard was such an enjoyable experience right out of the box, its the first time Ive actually just left the keyboard exactly how it was. The ghost bar is absolutely amazing sounding. I got the model with baby kangaroo switches, theyre easily the best feeling tactile switches Ive ever used. The bump is right at the top, and even unlubed or filmed theyre really good feeling. Maybe Ill lube/film them one day, but as of now Im finding myself typing more than ever, beating my typing speed records, and just being generally content with this rig. I use it wirelessly about 75% of the time, and the connectivity seems solid. A lot of the time lately Im using a tv as a monitor and sitting across the room, having zero issues. In the mechanical keyboard hobby, this is a budget or entry level keyboard. When you compare this to every other budget/entry offering, this keyboard does it all better in my opinion. If thats what youre looking for, save your keychron or RKS money and buy one of these. The 75% and 94% are live on NuPhys website, but if youre in the market for a 65% I would get it from amazon for the simple return option if its not for you or if something did happen to be wrong with your keyboard. Also: if youre a tactile switch person: get the baby kangaroo switches. If youre a linear switch person: get the baby raccoon. Easily worth the $10 upgrade over the browns or reds. Nuphy did send demos of their glacier switches, which felt super nice, but for me, the baby kangaroos are the real winner.

This is my first pre-built custom keyboard and I have to say I am very impressed. Its heavy, feels like quality and the price was great on sale! I have the version with the night breeze switches and they are awesome, so smooth and buttery. This keyboard sounds and feels sooo creamy. Also, I saw a review where the guy said that the windows key is in the wrong spot and needs an update. Hes wrong, he just forgot to put it in Windows mode as it comes shipped in Mac mode. You have to do some key presses to put it in the right configuration. Once you change that, the keys are in the correct order. 10/10 would recommend if youre starting to get into customs.

The build quality of this keyboard is just top notch. It is an aluminum frame on top of a plastic base and its quite heavy with a deep thonky sound. The baby kangaroo switch version I have has a slight tactile bump to is. Maybe a bit less than a brown. Sounds is quite good and I can only assume these are factory lubed as I dont feel any scratch on the switches at all. The print on the keycaps are bold and clear with no noticeable flaws that I can see. You have 2 stage feet on the rear of the keyboard which I love because I prefer a taller tilt profile to my keyboards. It says in the Amazon description Seven switches of different types are included in the package to facilitate users to find the most suitable switch and feel and I feel thats a bit misleading. Its just a sampling of 7 different switch types in the box. Not sure thats very useful. I mean if one of my switches breaks, I would want a switch of the same type thats on my keyboard. They also include some additional keycaps including some Windows specific keys if you want to use this on a Windows machine instead of Mac. I give big points for this. I much prefer changing the caps out vs having keys with both windows and mac prints on that. This is the same thing Keychron does with their keyboards. As far as a prebuilt goes, I think this is one of the best Mac keyboards on the market. There isnt a ton of Mac gamers out there though so Im not sure 65% was the way to go. Something like a TKL would have been a much better idea for a Mac specific keyboard.

I have had my eye on the Halo65 for a little bit now and the more I watched and read about it, the more confident I was knowing I wouldn’t regret it. I was fortunate enough to snag this beauty with the Baby Kangaroo switches during the Black Friday sale before they sold out and I am more than impressed. The initial sound and feel of the keyboard out of the box is what I would imagine people in this hobby aim for and for someone like me, it’s absolutely perfect. The high quality pbt caps feel nice to the touch and the pre-lubed switches are smooth, poppy, and sound excellent. The top of the case is aluminum while the bottom is a sturdy plastic and they filled this bad boy full of silicone so the dampening is real! My favorite feature is the space bar dampener. Goodbye bandaid mod that half worked. Oh and rattle, who? The rgb is nice and easy to customize. They include a cool poster with all of the fn inputs and combinations on the back to customize the board to your liking and change other settings such as mac or windows mode. You can connect the board through Bluetooth, wired (nice quality braided cord included), or 2.4g dongle and the dongle can click right into the side of the board when not being used so you don’t lose it! Lastly, they provide you with a small assortment of switches for you to test out as well as some extra keycaps for you to take the customization even further! I personally opted for the night breeze switch in the space bar because I thought it felt the smoothest. You can tell they really put thought and effort into making this quality board and it’s almost unreal for the price. I highly recommend to anybody looking for a solid prebuilt!