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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Typface Kafka HE vs PBTfans Dusk 67

Get the Typface Kafka HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the PBTfans Dusk 67 for via.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Typface Kafka HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.

Get the

PBTfans Dusk 67

VIA

Build quality in the top 30% of 65% boards under $200.

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.

Typface Kafka HE

PBTfans Dusk 67

  • 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

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Wood

    Wood

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Typface Kafka HE
  • PBTfans Dusk 67
Performance
88
46
Build quality
83
76
Productivity
60
63
Customizability
70
61
Portability
67
70

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Layout standard: ANSI, ISO
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Full specs

Typface Kafka HE vs PBTfans Dusk 67 specs

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

10 of 23 specs differ

Typface Kafka HE

PBTfans Dusk 67

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Wood
Wood

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate, POM
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS
—

Weight

1,600 g
—

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Typface Kafka HE

  • Divinikey

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

PBTfans Dusk 67

  • KBDfans

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

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