8BitDo Retro 108 vs KBDFans Athena 1800
Get the KBDFans Athena 1800 for sound dampening.
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.
8BitDo Retro 108
KBDFans Athena 1800
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
Display
None
LCD
Weight
1,350 g
3,000 g
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- 8BitDo Retro 108
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Performance
- 6268
- Build quality
- 6479
- Productivity
- 6768
- Customizability
- 5282
- Portability
- 5844
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Top Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
8BitDo Retro 108
No owner reviews collected yet.
KBDFans Athena 1800
7 owner reviews
“This is one built keyboard. Heavy duty and beautiful. Not a scratch on her and worth every penny. I put the Onyx set on her cuz Ima cat person. Love the lil gif window too. 10/10!”
8BitDo Retro 108 vs KBDFans Athena 1800 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 22 specs differ
8BitDo Retro 108
KBDFans Athena 1800
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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