Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3
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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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $200.
- 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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
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
Case material
Plastic, Steel
Aluminum, Plastic
Mount style
Plate Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Sandwich Mount, Top Mount
- Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
- Meletrix Zoom65 V3
- Performance
- 7567
- Build quality
- 5092
- Productivity
- 5294
- Customizability
- 4898
- Portability
- 5287
- Layout standard: ANSI, ISO
- Keycaps: PBT
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 21 specs differ
Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
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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MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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