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KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs CK Alice

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Which one should you get?

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KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

Hot-swappable

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CK Alice

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.

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.

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

CK Alice

  • Layout size

    95%

    80%

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Alice

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Acrylic

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator
  • CK Alice
Performance
45
79
Build quality
73
80
Productivity
54
84
Customizability
63
82
Portability
42
49

What they share

  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator vs CK Alice specs

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

14 of 20 specs differ

KBDFans Athena 1800 Configurator

CK Alice

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

95%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Alice

Display

LED
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Acrylic

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
1,500 g

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2025

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

CK Alice

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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CK Alice2 stores

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