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KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Nuphy Air75 V3

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Athena 1800

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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Nuphy Air75 V3

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

What actually differs

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

Nuphy Air75 V3

  • Layout size

    100%

    75%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
  • Nuphy Air75 V3
Performance
68
82
Build quality
79
90
Productivity
69
97
Customizability
82
100
Portability
43
82

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Nuphy Air75 V3 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

22 of 29 specs differ

KBDFans Athena 1800

Nuphy Air75 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Low-profile 3.0, Mechanical, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED, LCD
LED

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, Steel
Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT, PC

Weight

3,000 g
750 g

Dimensions

—
13 x 319 x 129 mm

Typing angle

9°
10°, 5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

For EU buyers

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

Nuphy Air75 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

  • Input Gear

    ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

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