KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Leopold Alchemie
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Which one should you get?
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Leopold Alchemie
QMK
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $200.
- 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
Leopold Alchemie
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Display
LED, LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Leopold Alchemie
- Performance
- 6880
- Build quality
- 7979
- Productivity
- 6976
- Customizability
- 8286
- Portability
- 4352
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Top Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Leopold Alchemie specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 24 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Leopold Alchemie
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
N-key rollover
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
Leopold Alchemie
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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