NuPhy Node 100: The Discreet Revolution in Mechanical Keyboards

Company NuPhy has unveiled its low-profile mechanical keyboard, the Node 100. Earlier this year, the Node 75 version, a 75% format, was introduced, while the latest release belongs to the 1800 format. This is a full-size keyboard in terms of key count, but they are arranged in a manner that slightly reduces the device’s width.

The keyboard stands out with a maximally neutral design. It lacks the colorful keycaps, distinctive controls, LEDs, and other common features found on many mechanical keyboards. The color schemes are classic: black and “dirty white” (the classic hue of computer devices 30 years ago), although there is also a pink version. However, there are subtle design elements. The top of the keyboard features perforation, a hidden LED on the left, and a touch-sensitive right section. A couple of keys also have interchangeable bright-colored caps.

The Node 100 boasts PCB-mounted switches with a gasket, and it’s made of plastic, allowing NuPhy to set a price of $110. The switches are hot-swappable, allowing users to replace low-profile ones with regular switches. Wireless connectivity options include both 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth, and wired connection is available via USB-C.

In the low-profile version, NuPhy Low-Profile Nano switches are used, designed to match the Gateron Low-Profile 3.0. Both versions of the keyboard feature PBT plastic keycaps, though the low-profile version uses NuPhy’s nSA profile with sublimation printing for the symbols, while the high-profile version includes double-shot keycaps in the mSA profile.