KBDFans Athena vs Keychron V3
Get the Keychron V3 for knob.
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5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$159at Divinikey
4.7 (18)4.7 · 18 reviews
from$54at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron V3
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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
Keychron V3
Layout size
75%
80%
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- KBDFans Athena
- Keychron V3
- Performance
- 7091
- Build quality
- 8489
- Productivity
- 7698
- Customizability
- 8898
- Portability
- 6358
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
KBDFans Athena
6 owner reviews
“amazing keyboard, I have the Athena 1800 in the same color way and it is a top tier keyboard for me. got the 75 to be in the similar style and it made some improvements and is also a amazing board”
Keychron V3
18 owner reviews
“Mainly bought this keyboard for the russian layout, despite this I prefer it over my steelseries apex pro, its nice feel and sounds nice”
“I bought this keyboard in March 2023 and genuinely liked it at first. It's solid, heavy, well-built, sounds great. Keychron clearly knows what they're doing in terms of design and firmware. The problem is the switches. After about a year and a half of normal…”
KBDFans Athena vs Keychron V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 27 specs differ
KBDFans Athena
Keychron V3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
KBDFans Athena
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron V3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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