Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE vs Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 80% boards at any price.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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.
Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Plastic, Steel
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
Layout standard
ANSI
ANSI, ISO
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Plate material
CarbonFiber, FR4
Aluminum
- Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE
- Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
- Performance
- 4974
- Build quality
- 5850
- Productivity
- 4952
- Customizability
- 4948
- Portability
- 5352
- Layout size: 80%
Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE vs Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 14 specs differ
Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
N-key rollover
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Thocc Exchange Blaine V2 SE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
MK
ISO
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