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Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Yunzii IF68

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

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

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No numpad.

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Yunzii IF68

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • 65% layout. No function row and 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.

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

Yunzii IF68

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount, Tray Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
  • Yunzii IF68
Performance
75
78
Build quality
50
84
Productivity
52
89
Customizability
48
91
Portability
52
94

What they share

  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Yunzii IF68 specs

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

13 of 23 specs differ

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

Yunzii IF68

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic, Steel
—

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
725.5 g

Dimensions

—
44 x 327 x 117 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

Where to buy

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Yunzii IF683 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

Yunzii IF68

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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