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KBDFans Athena75 vs Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

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KBDFans Athena75

from$159at KBDfans

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Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

from$42at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Athena75

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

Rules this board out

No numpad.

$159 at KBDfans

Get the

Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$42 at MK

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

Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Layout size
75%
65%
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
Display
LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

KBDFans Athena75
Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Performance: 70
64
Build quality: 84
82
Productivity: 75
93
Customizability: 88
93
Portability: 63
75

What they share

Connection: Wired
Hot-swappable
VIA
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena75 vs Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD specs

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

14 of 25 specs differ

Spec

KBDFans Athena75

Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Top Mount

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO

ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace

Standard

Display

LCD

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

FR4, POM

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

2,300 g

—

Dimensions

39 x 314 x 139 mm

—

Typing angle

9°

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2023

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.

Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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