KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron K4 Ultra
Get the Keychron K4 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews
from$136at KBDfans
5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$114at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K4 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 96% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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 K4 Ultra
Layout size
100%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Keychron K4 Ultra
- Performance
- 6888
- Build quality
- 7863
- Productivity
- 6887
- Customizability
- 8275
- Portability
- 4357
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- 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 K4 Ultra
2 owner reviews
“Quality keyboard. I just wish the indicator lights for caps lock and num lock was brighter. Even tried increasing it on the software but it isn't enough.”
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron K4 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 25 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron K4 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
KBDFans Athena 1800
- Go to KBDfans
KBDfans
ISO
In stockShips to you
- Go to MonacoKeys
MonacoKeys
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron K4 Ultra
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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