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Unity Community vs XVX M61

Get the Unity Community for knob. Get the XVX M61 for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Unity Community

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 40% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$180 at Apos

Get the

XVX M61

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$59 at XVX

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Unity Community

XVX M61

  • Layout size

    40%

    60%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Split Spacebar

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Unity Community
  • XVX M61
Performance
57
44
Build quality
72
47
Productivity
50
59
Customizability
74
48
Portability
63
86

What they share

  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Unity Community vs XVX M61 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

11 of 18 specs differ

Unity Community

XVX M61

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—
1,850 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
800 g

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2022

Where to buy

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