KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron C2
Get the KBDFans Athena 1800 for sound dampening.
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4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews
from$136at KBDfans
4.8 (214)4.8 · 214 reviews
from$43at Keychron
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Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena 1800
Sound dampening
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
Get the
Keychron C2
Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- 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.
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron C2
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Top Mount
Tray Mount
Display
LED, LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Keychron C2
- Performance
- 6866
- Build quality
- 7962
- Productivity
- 6977
- Customizability
- 8275
- Portability
- 4348
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
KBDFans Athena 1800
7 owner reviews
“This is one built keyboard. Heavy duty and beautiful. Not a scratch on her and worth every penny. I put the Onyx set on her cuz Ima cat person. Love the lil gif window too. 10/10!”
Keychron C2
214 owner reviews
“really liking this keyboard. the only problem is the "screen capture" key isn't working and i cant find a way to program it .... well at list an simple one :)”
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron C2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 21 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron C2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
KBDFans Athena 1800
KBDfans
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
MonacoKeys
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron C2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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