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KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

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Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca

polling rate

Build quality in the top 45% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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

Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca

  • Layout size

    95%

    100%

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    PCB Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator
  • Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca
Performance
45
88
Build quality
73
57
Productivity
54
63
Customizability
63
61
Portability
42
44

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca specs

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

13 of 18 specs differ

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

95%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Display

LED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

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

Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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