Dareu A98 Pro vs PBTfans Athena 1800
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.
Dareu A98 Pro
PBTfans Athena 1800
Layout size
98%
95%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
- Dareu A98 Pro
- PBTfans Athena 1800
- Performance
- 4968
- Build quality
- 7075
- Productivity
- 8668
- Customizability
- 7474
- Portability
- 5644
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Dareu A98 Pro
2 owner reviews
“EDIT: UPDATED TO 5 STARS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A MISTAKE. For some reason, I cannot read properly and did not realize the switch on the far left of the KB is how you manually switch which input you're using to connect the KB. I switched it from wired to dongle…”
PBTfans Athena 1800
No owner reviews collected yet.
Dareu A98 Pro vs PBTfans Athena 1800 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 22 specs differ
Dareu A98 Pro
PBTfans Athena 1800
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
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