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Ajazz AKS068 Pro vs KBDFans Athena 1800

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ajazz AKS068 Pro

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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KBDFans Athena 1800

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

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.

Ajazz AKS068 Pro

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • Layout size

    65%

    100%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Split Backspace

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ajazz AKS068 Pro
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
Performance
57
68
Build quality
59
78
Productivity
76
68
Customizability
73
82
Portability
84
43

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ajazz AKS068 Pro vs KBDFans Athena 1800 specs

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

12 of 23 specs differ

Ajazz AKS068 Pro

KBDFans Athena 1800

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Alice
Split Backspace

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
LED, LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

710 g
3,000 g

Dimensions

28 x 124 x 323 mm
—

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ajazz AKS068 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • KBDfans

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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