KBDFans Agar Mini vs zFrontier Zan 40

The Agar Mini has a gasket mount, sound dampening, and QMK and VIA support. The Zan 40 supports an isolated split spacebar and offers selectable case colors, backplates and PCB options on its vendor page.

The Agar Mini's listed layout standard is ANSI, and its specifications do not list split-spacebar support. The Zan 40 specifically lists an isolated 6u spacebar with split spacebars support.

The Zan 40 vendor description lists an isolated 6u spacebar with split spacebars support. Its metadata also identifies split spacebar as its ergonomic layout feature.

The Agar Mini lists both QMK and VIA support, as well as VIAL. The Zan 40 lists VIAL support.

Both keyboards list hot-swappable support. The Zan 40 vendor description also identifies its PCB as hotswappable.

The Agar Mini lists aluminum, polycarbonate and brass for its case, and aluminum, carbon fiber, FR4 and polycarbonate for its plate. The Zan 40 metadata lists an aluminum case and FR4 plate, while its vendor page offers selectable backplates.

The Zan 40 vendor page lists powder-coated yellow, beige, light blue, lime, peach and pink-lavender case options. The Agar Mini specifications list case materials but do not give color choices.

The vendor page says batteries are included for dual-mode and tri-mode models. Its listed PCB choices include wire-only and dual mode, while the metadata does not specify a Zan 40 battery capacity.

Yes. The Agar Mini specifications list a 1000mAh battery. The Zan 40 vendor page mentions batteries for certain modes but does not list a capacity.

The Agar Mini lists a 1000 Hz polling rate. The Zan 40 specifications do not list a polling rate.

Both keyboards list Bluetooth and wired connectivity in their metadata. The Zan 40 vendor description also describes Bluetooth and wired connection modes.

Sound dampening is listed as an Agar Mini feature, along with its gasket mount. Sound dampening is not listed among the Zan 40's specifications or vendor description.