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Wuque Studio Flux60 HE vs KBDFans Athena 1800

Get the Wuque Studio Flux60 HE for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the KBDFans Athena 1800 for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Wuque Studio Flux60 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 60% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

Get the

KBDFans Athena 1800

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

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.

Wuque Studio Flux60 HE

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • Layout size

    60%

    100%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Backspace

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Wuque Studio Flux60 HE
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
Performance
84
68
Build quality
43
79
Productivity
53
69
Customizability
50
82
Portability
66
43

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Wuque Studio Flux60 HE vs KBDFans Athena 1800 specs

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

13 of 21 specs differ

Wuque Studio Flux60 HE

KBDFans Athena 1800

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Backspace

Display

None
LED, LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

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

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
3,000 g

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

VIAL

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Wuque Studio Flux60 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • KBDfans

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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