KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs Corsair K70 Pro
Get the KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator for hot-swappable. Get the Corsair K70 Pro for rapid trigger and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
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Corsair K70 Pro
Rapid trigger
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 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.
KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator
Corsair K70 Pro
Layout size
95%
80%
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator
- Corsair K70 Pro
- Performance
- 4591
- Build quality
- 7343
- Productivity
- 5473
- Customizability
- 6360
- Portability
- 4258
- Keycaps: PBT
KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs Corsair K70 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 23 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator
Corsair K70 Pro
Switch options
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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
Corsair K70 Pro
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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