NuPhy Halo75 V2

NuPhy’s Halo75 V2 is the keyboard for people who want their desk to look like a synthwave album cover and still type like a grown-up. It’s a 75% gasket-mounted board with a 1.47-inch customization display, tri-mode wireless, and a typing sound that’ll make your coworkers ask what you’re typing on.

Build and design

The Halo75 V2 uses a CNC aluminum case with a translucent dual-layered acrylic bottom — yes, it glows through the case. The integrated wrist rest is a polarizing choice; I found it comfortable, but it means the board isn’t flat-bottomed for arbitrary placement. The 1.47-inch TFT screen sits top-center and can show time, battery, GIFs, or custom animations. It is, admittedly, silly. I love it.

Gasket mounting and sound

The V2 refines the gasket structure over the original Halo75 — the plate now floats on silicone gaskets that give a bouncier, deeper compression. Combined with the dense foam layers and the stock PBT keycaps, the typing sound is deep and thocky without being hollow. It’s one of the best-sounding out-of-the-box boards under $200.

Connectivity

Tri-mode: Bluetooth 5.0 (up to 4 devices), 2.4GHz with a magnetic-stow dongle, and USB-C wired. The standout is the 8000mAh battery — rated for up to 240 days with RGB off over Bluetooth. That’s not a typo. In my testing, a week of daily use with RGB on dropped the battery maybe 15%.

Switches and stabilizers

I tested with the Moss switch (linear, factory-lubed, 50gf). Smooth, no scratch, light spring. NuPhy’s stabilizers are well-tuned out of the box — minimal rattle, no wire ping. Hot-swap is supported (5-pin). The PBT dye-sublimation keycaps are doubleshot-adjacent in durability and resist shine well.

The annoyances

• The screen’s companion software (NuPhy Console) is fine but not as capable as VIA — no full remapping, limited macro support. You can flash QMK via community firmware, but that’s a project.
• The wrist rest is non-removable without tools and polarizing.
• Per-key RGB is bright but the translucent case can look busy with saturated palettes.
• 2.4GHz polling is 1000Hz; Bluetooth is ~90-125Hz. Fine for typing.

The verdict

The Halo75 V2 is the board to buy if you care about how your desk looks and sounds as much as how it types. It’s not the bare-bones-modders’-paradise that the Q1 Pro is, but it has more personality than any board at this price. If you want quiet productivity, look elsewhere. If you want a board that makes you smile when you sit down, this is it.