Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Pulsar Xboard QS
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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.
Get the
Pulsar Xboard QS
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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
Pulsar Xboard QS
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic, Steel
Aluminum
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
- Pulsar Xboard QS
- Performance
- 7574
- Build quality
- 5072
- Productivity
- 5287
- Customizability
- 4888
- Portability
- 5260
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Wired
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Pulsar Xboard QS specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 19 specs differ
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Pulsar Xboard QS
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
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
Pulsar Xboard QS
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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