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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Fancy V81 Plus vs KBDFans Athena 1800

Get the KBDFans Athena 1800 for sound dampening.

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.

Fancy V81 Plus

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Connection

    Wireless

    Wired

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • Display

    Yes

    LCD

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Fancy V81 Plus
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
Performance
43
68
Build quality
65
79
Productivity
50
68
Customizability
68
82
Portability
79
44

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Fancy V81 Plus

No owner reviews collected yet.

KBDFans Athena 1800

4.7

7 owner reviews

Praise
“This is one built keyboard. Heavy duty and beautiful. Not a scratch on her and worth every penny. I put the Onyx set on her cuz Ima cat person. Love the lil gif window too. 10/10!”
Shanon H.Verified buyer· via Divinikey

Full specs

Fancy V81 Plus vs KBDFans Athena 1800 specs

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

12 of 20 specs differ

Fancy V81 Plus

KBDFans Athena 1800

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

Yes
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless
Wired

Battery

3,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
3,000 g

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $149Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$149Visit
  • KBDfansCN

    In stock
    $136Visit
  • DivinikeyUS

    In stock
    $146Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$136Visit
  • MonacoKeysDE

    Out of stock
    $249Visit

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