ATTACK SHARK X68 HE vs PBTfans Athena 75
Get the ATTACK SHARK X68 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$89at WhatGeek
from$159at KBDfans
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Which one should you get?
Get the
ATTACK SHARK X68 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 65% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
Get the
PBTfans Athena 75
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- No numpad.
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.
ATTACK SHARK X68 HE
PBTfans Athena 75
Layout size
65%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Backspace
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic
Clicky
- ATTACK SHARK X68 HE
- PBTfans Athena 75
- Performance
- 9270
- Build quality
- 5881
- Productivity
- 5976
- Customizability
- 6282
- Portability
- 7163
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Keycaps: PBT
ATTACK SHARK X68 HE vs PBTfans Athena 75 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 24 specs differ
ATTACK SHARK X68 HE
PBTfans Athena 75
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
ATTACK SHARK X68 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
PBTfans Athena 75
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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