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KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Yunzii B68

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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.

Get the

Yunzii B68

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 45% 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.

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

Yunzii B68

  • 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

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
  • Yunzii B68
Performance
68
55
Build quality
79
59
Productivity
69
65
Customizability
82
72
Portability
43
84

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Yunzii B68 specs

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

15 of 25 specs differ

KBDFans Athena 1800

Yunzii B68

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED, LCD
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
5,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

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

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

3,000 g
700 g

Dimensions

—
32 x 117 x 326 mm

Typing angle

9°
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

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

Yunzii B68

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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