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KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs Cidoo V75 Plus

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

Hot-swappable

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Cidoo V75 Plus

VIA

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.
$129 at Mechkeys

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.

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

Cidoo V75 Plus

  • Layout size

    95%

    75%

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator
  • Cidoo V75 Plus
Performance
45
41
Build quality
73
63
Productivity
54
59
Customizability
63
60
Portability
42
72

What they share

  • Display: LED
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs Cidoo V75 Plus specs

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

7 of 16 specs differ

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

Cidoo V75 Plus

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

95%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Display

LED
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

—
3,000 mAh

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

  • KBDfans

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

Cidoo V75 Plus

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator2 stores
Cidoo V75 Plus2 stores

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