Only two of the fourteen boards in this catalog ship a switch the manufacturer itself markets as silent: the NuPhy Halo75 V2 (about $129 from market listings, not a first-party NuPhy US price; Cherry Silent Red at 45gf) and the Logitech MX Mechanical ($152.99, a dedicated Tactile Quiet SKU). The Halo75 V2 is the stronger pick of the two because it's hot-swap, so a switch you don't like is replaceable; the MX Mechanical's switch choice is locked in at purchase, one type per SKU. The Keychron V5 Max ($109.99) ships no silent switch at all, but its hot-swap socket at least leaves the door open to add one later.
Definition and limit up front: "factory silent" here means the manufacturer names it as such on its own spec sheet — a materials/marketing claim, not a measured decibel figure. This corpus contains zero acoustic test data, and this answer does not attempt to rank the two by loudness.
NuPhy Halo75 V2: Cherry Silent Red (45gf) is one of four switches NuPhy sells for this board, alongside Mint 37gf linear, Raspberry 46gf linear, and Lemon 55gf tactile — making it the only board in the whole 14-product catalog whose maker publishes gram-force numbers at all. It sits on a 3/5-pin MX-style hot-swap socket in a gasket-mount case with a POM plate, at $129.
Logitech MX Mechanical: Tactile Quiet is one of three fixed switch options (alongside Clicky and Linear) sold as separate SKUs, not a hot-swap choice — you buy the Tactile Quiet SKU or you don't get the quiet switch. In exchange it's the only board here with an integrated numpad and up to roughly 10 months of backlight-off battery from a 1500mAh cell, at $152.99.
Keychron V5 Max as the honest negative case: at $109.99 it ships Gateron Jupiter Red (Brown and Banana also offered), none of which Keychron markets as silent. It is, however, hot-swap, so a buyer who wants quiet later can add an aftermarket silent switch — the two factory-silent boards above are simply the ones where you don't have to.
Value/trade-off note: paying more doesn't buy quiet by default. The $219.99 Logitech G Pro X TKL, pricier than the Halo75 V2, offers no silent switch in its GX Brown/Red/Blue lineup, and the $149.99 Keychron Q1 Pro is priced as a Barebone SKU that ships no switches at all — silent or otherwise — so you buy them separately. Silence here is a specific SKU/switch decision, not a price tier.
Who this is NOT for: buyers who want both a numpad and a hot-swap silent switch in one board — no product in this catalog offers that pair. And it's a reminder for anyone assuming hot-swap implies factory-quiet: the V5 Max proves those two features are independent.
| Spec | NuPhy Halo75 V2 | Logitech MX Mechanical | Keychron V5 Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| layout | 75% ANSI, 83-key | full-size with integrated numpad | 96% |
| switches | NuPhy factory switches (Mint 37gf linear, Raspberry 46gf linear, Lemon 55gf tactile, Cherry Silent Red 45gf) | Tactile Quiet / Clicky / Linear (single switch type per SKU) | |
| hot_swap | yes, 3/5-pin MX-style socket | yes | |
| connectivity | 2.4GHz / Bluetooth 5.0 / wired USB-C | Bluetooth Low Energy or Logi Bolt 2.4GHz receiver; USB-C for charging only | 2.4GHz wireless + Bluetooth 5.1 + USB-C wired |
| keycaps | mSA profile, south-facing LED cutouts | dual-color keycaps, matte key surface | Double-shot PBT, OSA profile |
| battery | 4000mAh; 9-91h all lights on, 140-200h homing bars only, up to 307h lights off (NuPhy lab test) | 1500mAh Li-Po, up to 15 days (backlight on) or ~10 months (backlight off) | 4000mAh li-polymer; up to 190h backlight off, 100h RGB (lowest brightness); ~5h charge time |
| backlight | south-facing RGB, 40+ modes | white LED, hand-proximity sensor and ambient-light auto-adjust | |
| mount_type | gasket mount, POM plate | Gasket mount | |
| polling_rate | 1000Hz (2.4GHz and wired), 125Hz (Bluetooth) | 1000Hz (2.4GHz & wired) / 90Hz (Bluetooth) | |
| os_support | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS | Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android | Windows/macOS/Linux |
| wireless_range | up to 33 ft (10 m) | ||
| weight | 828g (29.21 oz) | ||
| warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | ||
| firmware | QMK/VIA | ||
| switch_type | Gateron Jupiter Red (this variant); also offered in Brown/Banana | ||
| case_material | ABS plastic (body), PC plate | ||
| knob | Yes (rotary volume/media knob) | ||
| variant_priced | Fully Assembled Knob / Carbon Black / Gateron Jupiter Red |
Last updated: 2026-08-28
Prices last checked 2026-08-26
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