Desktop Tribe Balance 103 vs KBDFans Athena 1800
Get the Desktop Tribe Balance 103 for hall effect.
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from$169at Velocifire
4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews
from$136at KBDfans
Which one should you get?
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Desktop Tribe Balance 103
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.
Desktop Tribe Balance 103
KBDFans Athena 1800
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired, Wireless
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Backspace
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
LED, LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Desktop Tribe Balance 103
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Performance
- 7568
- Build quality
- 8478
- Productivity
- 8269
- Customizability
- 8682
- Portability
- 6343
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
Desktop Tribe Balance 103 vs KBDFans Athena 1800 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 26 specs differ
Desktop Tribe Balance 103
KBDFans Athena 1800
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Desktop Tribe Balance 103
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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