KBDFans Athena75 vs Newone Rose75
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Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena75
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
Get the
Newone Rose75
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 75% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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
Newone Rose75
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic
Display
LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- KBDFans Athena75
- Newone Rose75
- Performance
- 7046
- Build quality
- 8455
- Productivity
- 7544
- Customizability
- 8840
- Portability
- 6358
- Layout size: 75%
- Mount style: Top Mount
- Plate material: Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
KBDFans Athena75 vs Newone Rose75 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 19 specs differ
KBDFans Athena75
Newone Rose75
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
VIAL
Released
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.
Newone Rose75
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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