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PBTfans Athena 1800 vs Womier DUO87

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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PBTfans Athena 1800

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Womier DUO87

VIA

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

PBTfans Athena 1800

Womier DUO87

  • Layout size

    95%

    87%

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Display

    LCD

    TFT

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • PBTfans Athena 1800
  • Womier DUO87
Performance
68
69
Build quality
75
74
Productivity
69
74
Customizability
74
85
Portability
44
46

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

PBTfans Athena 1800 vs Womier DUO87 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

PBTfans Athena 1800

Womier DUO87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

95%
87%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

LCD
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

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

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

2,500 g
—

Dimensions

9 x 1800 x 300 mm
—

Typing angle

9°
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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