Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Fox Lab Lotus
Get the Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan for n-key rollover. Get the Fox Lab Lotus for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
N-key rollover
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Fox Lab Lotus
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards at any price.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 Shishiro Botan
Fox Lab Lotus
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Plate Mount
Top Mount
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Backlight
RGB
None
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
N-key rollover
Yes
No
- Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
- Fox Lab Lotus
- Performance
- 7547
- Build quality
- 5054
- Productivity
- 5248
- Customizability
- 4857
- Portability
- 5251
- Layout size: 80%
- Plate material: Aluminum
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Fox Lab Lotus specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
6 of 16 specs differ
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Fox Lab Lotus
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
MK
ISO
In stockShips to you
Fox Lab Lotus
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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