KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron J5
Get the KBDFans Athena 1800 for sound dampening. Get the Keychron J5 for qmk and via.
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 J5
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Display
LCD
None
QMK
No
Yes
VIA
No
Yes
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Keychron J5
- Performance
- 6870
- Build quality
- 7969
- Productivity
- 6862
- Customizability
- 8286
- Portability
- 4448
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Keycaps: PBT
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 J5
3 owner reviews
“Totally enjoying this keyboard. Weight gives a quality feel. Love north facing RGB and effects. Price is in a sweet spot. Happy that I didn’t allow lack of reviews to affect my decision. Highly recommended.”
“Originally had purchased (2) J5 keyboards for staff in the office in January. Upon delivery, the top number row of one of the keyboards did not work and had to be RMA'd, within a few weeks the second keyboard refused to work altogether. Received a replacement…”
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron J5 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 23 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron J5
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
Released
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