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Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss vs KBDFans Onibi

Get the KBDFans Onibi for via and sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

KBDFans Onibi

VIA

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

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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.

Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss

KBDFans Onibi

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Top Mount

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Plate material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss
  • KBDFans Onibi
Performance
75
58
Build quality
50
64
Productivity
53
72
Customizability
48
60
Portability
52
49

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Wired
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss vs KBDFans Onibi specs

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

9 of 17 specs differ

Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss

KBDFans Onibi

Typing & switches

Mount style

Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Steel
—

Plate material

Aluminum
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2025

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Realforce hololive GX1 La Darknesss

KBDFans Onibi

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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