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KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Weikav Nut65

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KBDFans Athena 1800

4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews

from$136at KBDfans

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Weikav Nut65

No reviews

from$85at ktechs

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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.

$136 at KBDfans

Get the

Weikav Nut65

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$85 at ktechs

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

Weikav Nut65

Layout size
100%
65%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
LED, LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

KBDFans Athena 1800
Weikav Nut65

Performance: 68
74
Build quality: 79
84
Productivity: 69
82
Customizability: 82
91
Portability: 43
94

What they share

Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Weikav Nut65 specs

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

14 of 25 specs differ

Spec

KBDFans Athena 1800

Weikav Nut65

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Top Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO

ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace

Standard

Display

LED, LCD

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

6,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, Steel

FR4

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

3,000 g

1,120 g

Dimensions

—

20 x 314 x 113 mm

Typing angle

9°

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

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

Weikav Nut65

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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