Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65
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Which one should you get?
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.
- No numpad.
Get the
Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 30% of 65% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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
Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65
Layout size
80%
65%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic, Steel
Aluminum
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
None
LED
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
- Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65
- Performance
- 7544
- Build quality
- 5075
- Productivity
- 5253
- Customizability
- 4861
- Portability
- 5266
- Connection: Wired
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 16 specs differ
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
N-key rollover
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
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ISO
In stockShips to you
Velocifire/GDK Lab KV1 65
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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