NuPhy Air60 V2 Review — A Compact Mechanical Keyboard for Serious Typing

Low-profile mechanical switches, Bluetooth, compact layout — tested by someone who types for a living.

After decades of typing on laptop keyboards and Apple Magic Keyboards, Willem switched to a NuPhy Air60 V2 — a low-profile mechanical keyboard with Bluetooth. The difference in typing experience was immediate and dramatic.

The NuPhy Air60 V2 is a 60% mechanical keyboard — no function row, no numpad, no arrow cluster. Just the keys you actually use, packed into a frame barely larger than a tablet.

The low-profile mechanical switches (Gateron) feel nothing like the mushy membrane keyboards most people use. Every keypress has a tactile bump and a satisfying sound. After a few days, going back to a flat keyboard feels like typing on a table.

Bluetooth connects to up to three devices — switch between laptop, tablet, and phone with a key combo. The battery lasts weeks. And the compact size means it travels in the same bag as Willem's ThinkPad.

The 60% layout takes adjustment — you'll reach for missing keys the first week. After that, the muscle memory adapts and you'll wonder why keyboards have so many keys you never press.

From Willem's writing on tools that last.