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KBDFans Agar EC vs HE

Get the KBDFans Agar EC for vial. Get the KBDFans HE for rapid trigger and n-key rollover.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Agar EC

VIAL

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

Rules this board out

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

Get the

KBDFans HE

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the top 35% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

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 HE

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

    Plastic

  • Plate material

    Aluminum

    FR4

  • VIAL

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping on boards that do not ship VIA

  • N-key rollover

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Agar EC
  • KBDFans HE
Performance
71
96
Build quality
82
66
Productivity
73
70
Customizability
75
78
Portability
70
67

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
  • Hall effect (magnetic)
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Agar EC vs HE specs

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

7 of 21 specs differ

KBDFans Agar EC

KBDFans HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
FR4

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIAL

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

Where to buy

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