KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron Q3
Get the Keychron Q3 for knob.
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4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews
from$136at KBDfans
4.8 (108)4.8 · 108 reviews
from$59at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena 1800
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron Q3
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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 Q3
Layout size
100%
80%
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LED, LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Keychron Q3
- Performance
- 6872
- Build quality
- 7991
- Productivity
- 6998
- Customizability
- 8298
- Portability
- 4357
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
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 Q3
108 owner reviews
“I upgraded from the Q1 as I never really liked 75%. The weight, sound and feel of the Q3 are all amazing. Really good build quality. Money well spent.”
“I thought I had found exactly what I wanted and its great for what it is, but! This was advertised as an ANSI layout but what I received was an ISO layout board. The barebones board also states in the images that it comes with switch and keycap removal tools…”
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron Q3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 26 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron Q3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
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 Q3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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