Royal Kludge A72 HE vs KBDFans Athena
Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$99at Royal Kludge
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from$159at Divinikey
Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge A72 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
KBDFans Athena
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- 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.
Royal Kludge A72 HE
KBDFans Athena
Layout size
65%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
- Royal Kludge A72 HE
- KBDFans Athena
- Performance
- 9370
- Build quality
- 6084
- Productivity
- 8375
- Customizability
- 7388
- Portability
- 9463
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Royal Kludge A72 HE vs KBDFans Athena specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 26 specs differ
Royal Kludge A72 HE
KBDFans Athena
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
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