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KBDFans Agar EC vs Athena 1800

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Agar EC

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 15% of 60% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

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

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.

KBDFans Agar EC

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • Layout size

    60%

    100%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Backspace

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Agar EC
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
Performance
71
68
Build quality
82
78
Productivity
73
68
Customizability
75
82
Portability
70
43

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Agar EC vs Athena 1800 specs

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

9 of 20 specs differ

KBDFans Agar EC

KBDFans Athena 1800

Typing & switches

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

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

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Plate material

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

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
3,000 g

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIAL

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

KBDFans Agar EC

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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