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Fox Lab Lotus vs Qelec.Studio i101

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Fox Lab Lotus

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

Get the

Qelec.Studio i101

Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $300.

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.

Fox Lab Lotus

Qelec.Studio i101

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Fox Lab Lotus
  • Qelec.Studio i101
Performance
47
54
Build quality
54
57
Productivity
48
54
Customizability
56
57
Portability
51
60

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Fox Lab Lotus vs Qelec.Studio i101 specs

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

2 of 14 specs differ

Fox Lab Lotus

Qelec.Studio i101

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
6,000 mAh

Build & materials

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Weight

3,400 g
—

Typing angle

7°
7°

Backlight

None
None

Extras

Released

2025
2025

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