REVIEWS / KEYBOARDS / NUPHY HALO75 UPDATED SEP 28, 2026 · 58 SOURCES

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NuPhy Halo75

NuPhy Halo75

Videos crown the Halo75 V2 'best prebuilt'; Linux users fight Fn-lock quirks and missing QMK on the original. June firmware fixed the 2.4GHz bug.

KEYBOARDS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

THE VERDICT

8.7

REALITY SCORE · OUT OF 10 · CONFIDENCE MEDIUM

COMPOSED FROM

USERS 8.7 · 55 voices · 100%
CRITICS no published scores yet

SENTIMENT · 58 REVIEWS

+ 60% positive · 30% neutral − 10% negative

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●37 YOUTUBE ●18 LEMMY
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VIDEO● n=3
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INTERNET● n=0

AT A GLANCE · QUOTABLE

  • Rating: 8.7 / 10 (medium confidence)
  • User voices: 58 across 2 platforms
  • Sentiment: 60% positive · 10% negative
  • Updated: Sep 28, 2026

GYIBB rates the NuPhy Halo75 8.7/10 based on 58 user voices from 2 platforms. Confidence: medium. Source: https://gyibb.com/keyboards/nuphy-halo75

⚠ LIMITED DATA Based on 21 comments and 37 videos

BUY IF

Sound/feel widely praised as 'creamy' across video reviews and user comments

  • + June 28 firmware demonstrably fixed the V2's 2.4GHz dropout (confirmed by a long-term user)
  • + Perceived strong value at ~£100-130 price point
  • + 'Next Level RGB' praised in dedicated video coverage

SKIP IF

Original Halo75: no QMK/VIA support; NuPhy Console app described as abandoned/obsolete

  • − Fn-lock broken in Windows mode (function keys permanently behave as media keys)
  • − Linux users need third-party workarounds (Input Remapper, compose key, Chromium for VIA)
  • − 2.4GHz connectivity bug on early V2 firmware units

Where the layers disagree ⚡

5 CONTRADICTIONS DETECTED

VIDEO layer crowns the Halo75 V2 'The Best Prebuilt Mechanical Keyboard You Can Buy' (SoulOfTech), but the USER layer's dominant thread is Linux friction: Fn-lock is a no-op in Windows mode and function keys are stuck as media keys — hype vs. edge-case UX gap.

VIDEO VS INTERNET

USER layer says the original Halo75 lacks QMK/VIA and NuPhy Console is 'basically abandoned/obsolete', while VIDEO layer links an active QMK firmware page for the V2 — firmware/remap support differs sharply between hardware revisions, and the dataset blends both.

VIDEO VS USER

VIDEO layer (SemiPro Tech+Gear) documented a real 2.4GHz dropout bug on the V2, then a June 28 firmware fix; a USER-layer commenter independently confirms the bug is gone after a month of use — a rare, verifiable issue-then-fix arc.

VIDEO VS USER

Sound praise ALIGNS across layers: VIDEO titles claim 'best creamy keyboard I've ever typed on' while USER YouTube comments independently gush over 'creamy' switches and 'silent reds... it's beautiful'.

BRAND VS VIDEO

Price ALIGNS across layers: USER comments call it 'exactly the price range I was looking for' (~£100, tolerating +$30), matching VIDEO framing of the V2 as a strong-value prebuilt.

VIDEO VS USER

WHERE THEY AGREE +

+ Sound/feel widely praised as 'creamy' across video reviews and user comments
+ June 28 firmware demonstrably fixed the V2's 2.4GHz dropout (confirmed by a long-term user)
+ Perceived strong value at ~£100-130 price point
+ 'Next Level RGB' praised in dedicated video coverage

WHERE THEY DON'T −

− Original Halo75: no QMK/VIA support; NuPhy Console app described as abandoned/obsolete
− Fn-lock broken in Windows mode (function keys permanently behave as media keys)
− Linux users need third-party workarounds (Input Remapper, compose key, Chromium for VIA)
− 2.4GHz connectivity bug on early V2 firmware units
− No confirmation in data of easy dongle/Bluetooth hot-swapping for multi-device use

Where the 58 sources came from

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YOUTUBE
37
LEMMY
18

The four realities of the NuPhy Halo75

Most review sites collapse everything into one number. We keep the layers separate so you can see where reality bends.

01
USER
n=58 · 2 platforms

What actual buyers say

55 comments, dominated by a Lemmy Linux troubleshooting thread plus YouTube comment sections. Core friction: on Linux, the keyboard's Fn-lock equivalent (Fn+X+F per the official Quick Guide PDF) flips function/media behavior correctly in Mac mode but is a no-op in Windows mode, where function keys permanently act as media keys. One original-Halo75 owner states it 'sadly doesn't support QMK/VIA yet' and calls the dedicated config app (NuPhy Console) 'basically abandoned/obsolete'. Community workarounds offered: BIOS Fn-toggle settings, mapping the KDE compose key, long-press accent characters (Plasma 6.7), Input Remapper, and VIA via Chromium (a NuPhy Air60 owner notes Windows-toggled layers sit on the third layer and LibreWolf won't run VIA). Outside the Linux thread, sentiment is enthusiastic: buyers call the price 'exactly the price range I was looking for' (~£100, one willing to absorb 'the extra 30 dollars'), praise the sound ('I went silent reds and mmm... it's beautiful'), deliberate between strawberry/mint/raspberry switches for 'creaminess', and ask unanswered questions about hot-swapping between the 2.4GHz dongle (PC) and Bluetooth (iPad).
02
VIDEO
n=37 · YouTube

What reviewers showed on camera

Three mid-size channels, all reviewing the Halo75 V2, all strongly positive. SemiPro Tech+Gear (16.7k subs, 40.8k views): 'Next Level RGB' — reviewer found a 2.4GHz connectivity issue, flagged a June 28 firmware release from nuphy.com/pages/qmk-firmwares for testing; a commenter reports using the board for over a month with the bug gone and praises the 'detailed and nuanced' review. Ho Young Won (67.6k subs, 37.9k views): 'The Best CREAMY Keyboard I've Ever Typed On' — sound-first coverage; commenters treat it as a ~£100-130 purchase and debate switch acoustics. SoulOfTech (80.7k subs, 35.6k views): 'The Best Prebuilt Mechanical Keyboard You Can Buy!' — commenters report ordering the board after the review ('I'm addicted'), deliberate mint vs raspberry switches, and wish it had a knob. Superlative framing ('best prebuilt', 'best creamy') is the norm; the only substantive defect surfaced is the V2's 2.4GHz dropout, resolved by firmware per follow-up comments.

NuPhy Halo75 V2 Review - Next Level RGB

SemiPro Tech+Gear · 40,790 views

"[comment] Updated firmware released on June 28th, currently testing it out! Will post an update after giving it a while to see if the 2.4GHz issue happens again. Firmware page: https://nuphy.com/pages/qmk-firmwares [comment] OMG that sound.…"

NuPhy Halo75 V2 Review: The Best CREAMY Keyboard I’ve Ever Typed On 👀

Ho Young Won · 37,902 views

"[comment] What's your favorite creamy keyboard? 👀 [comment] Exactly the price range I was looking for, thank you [comment] Very nice review no difference than those 100k ++ subs 👍🏻 [comment] Nice vid mate [comment] I was thinking somewhere …"

NuPhy Halo 75 V2 Review: The Best Prebuilt Mechanical Keyboard You Can Buy!

SoulOfTech · 35,621 views

"[comment] Thanks for sharing your impressions! [comment] Just got my Nuphy Air69HE but after watching this and other channels speak highly about this board I had to order one. I'm addicted :) [comment] Top notch content ❤ [comment] Great wo…"

03
INTERNET
n=0 · review sites

What the press said

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BRAND
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What the brand says

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DATA SOURCES & AUDIT

37
YOUTUBE
18
LEMMY
3
YOUTUBE VIDEOS

58 data points across 2 platforms, synthesized via GYIBB's Truth Engine and fact-checked against source data before publication.

CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM · ANALYSED: SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 AT 01:20 PM · PROMPT V1.0 · READ METHODOLOGY →

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