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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron Q6 HE vs PBTfans Athena 1800

Get the Keychron Q6 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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.

Keychron Q6 HE

PBTfans Athena 1800

  • Layout size

    100%

    95%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

  • Connection

    Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

    Wired

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Metal

    Aluminum

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q6 HE
  • PBTfans Athena 1800
Performance
100
68
Build quality
88
75
Productivity
97
68
Customizability
95
74
Portability
55
44

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5

20 owner reviews

Praise
“could have had better packaging for the shipment but it being damaged the actual product was as described highly recommend”
ToddVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“For a $240 keyboard that is only wired, you would think that the least they could do was make a good USB port... No instead every minute, or couple of seconds, it just decides to disconnect. Through every fix I could do and they recommend, like changing…”
StewartVerified buyer· via Keychron

PBTfans Athena 1800

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron Q6 HE vs PBTfans Athena 1800 specs

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

22 of 29 specs differ

Keychron Q6 HE

PBTfans Athena 1800

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
95%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum

Plate material

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

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

2,268 g
2,500 g

Dimensions

31 x 446 x 137 mm
9 x 1800 x 300 mm

Typing angle

5°
9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $229Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $239Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $275Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    Visit
  • KBDfansCN

    In stock
    $161Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$161Visit

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