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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

KBDFans Athena75 vs Redragon FIZZ K617

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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KBDFans Athena75

Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
  • No numpad.
$159 at KBDfans

Get the

Redragon FIZZ K617

Build quality in the top 50% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$34 at Redragon

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 Athena75

Redragon FIZZ K617

  • Layout size

    75%

    60%

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Bottom Mount

  • Display

    LCD

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena75
  • Redragon FIZZ K617
Performance
70
71
Build quality
84
61
Productivity
75
53
Customizability
88
67
Portability
63
70

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena75 vs Redragon FIZZ K617 specs

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

13 of 21 specs differ

KBDFans Athena75

Redragon FIZZ K617

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Bottom Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Display

LCD
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
—

Weight

2,300 g
590 g

Dimensions

39 x 314 x 139 mm
38 x 99 x 36 mm

Typing angle

9°
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

VIAL

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

KBDFans Athena75

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Redragon FIZZ K617

  • Redragon

    ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

  • Redragon

    ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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KBDFans Athena753 stores
Redragon FIZZ K6172 stores

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