KBDFans Athena vs Keychron V6
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5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$159at Divinikey
4.8 (31)4.8 · 31 reviews
from$69at 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 V6
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 V6
Layout size
75%
100%
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 V6
- Performance
- 7091
- Build quality
- 8488
- Productivity
- 7698
- Customizability
- 8898
- Portability
- 6345
- 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 V6
31 owner reviews
“Great keyboard. Love using it. Two quibbles: Logo is backwards on Windows key Wish Caps Lock lit up—the LED underneath isn’t enough to indicate when Caps Lock is engaged.”
“I have never used a keyboard where every time you just as much barely graze a key' it registers. This is horrible, you pretty much have to perfectly press the keys dead center, otherwise, it will press surrounding keys as well.”
KBDFans Athena vs Keychron V6 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 27 specs differ
KBDFans Athena
Keychron V6
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 V6
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, 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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