Fox Lab Lotus vs KBDFans Onibi
Get the Fox Lab Lotus for hot-swappable. Get the KBDFans Onibi for via and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Fox Lab Lotus
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards at any price.
Get the
KBDFans Onibi
VIA
Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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
KBDFans Onibi
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Plate material
Aluminum
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate
VIAL
No
Yes
GUI remapping on boards that do not ship VIA
- Fox Lab Lotus
- KBDFans Onibi
- Performance
- 4858
- Build quality
- 5464
- Productivity
- 4872
- Customizability
- 5760
- Portability
- 5149
- Layout size: 80%
- Mount style: Top Mount
Fox Lab Lotus vs KBDFans Onibi specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
5 of 15 specs differ
Fox Lab Lotus
KBDFans Onibi
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Plate material
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
VIAL
Released
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