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KBDFans Athena75 vs Tex Shinobi

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Athena75

VIA

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

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

Get the

Tex Shinobi

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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

Tex Shinobi

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Display

    LCD

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena75
  • Tex Shinobi
Performance
70
55
Build quality
84
52
Productivity
75
60
Customizability
88
58
Portability
63
46

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena75 vs Tex Shinobi specs

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

14 of 24 specs differ

KBDFans Athena75

Tex Shinobi

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
—

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Display

LCD
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
Plastic

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

2,300 g
—

Dimensions

39 x 314 x 139 mm
—

Typing angle

9°
—

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

VIAL

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
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.

Tex Shinobi

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Tex Shinobi2 stores

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