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GDK Lab DK1 vs Fox Lab Lotus

Get the Fox Lab Lotus for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

GDK Lab DK1

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

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Fox Lab Lotus

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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.

GDK Lab DK1

Fox Lab Lotus

  • Layout size

    87%

    80%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • GDK Lab DK1
  • Fox Lab Lotus
Performance
46
47
Build quality
50
54
Productivity
44
48
Customizability
40
57
Portability
41
51
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Full specs

GDK Lab DK1 vs Fox Lab Lotus specs

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

2 of 12 specs differ

GDK Lab DK1

Fox Lab Lotus

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Top Mount

Layout

Layout size

87%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Build & materials

Case material

Copper
—

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Weight

—
3,400 g

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

None
None

Extras

Released

2025
2025

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