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Fox Lab Lotus vs Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Fox Lab Lotus

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

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

QMK

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

Fox Lab Lotus

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Fox Lab Lotus
  • Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus
Performance
47
61
Build quality
54
84
Productivity
48
69
Customizability
57
83
Portability
51
86

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Fox Lab Lotus vs Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus specs

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

9 of 21 specs differ

Fox Lab Lotus

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
2,200 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic, POM

Weight

3,400 g
—

Dimensions

—
18 x 313 x 111 mm

Typing angle

7°
7°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Fox Lab Lotus

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Where to buy

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