RK ROYAL KLUDGERKS70 Ergonomic Split Keyboard, Wireless Gaming Keyboard with Bluetooth/2.4G/Wired, 75% RGB Hot Swappable Mechanical Keyboards Fixed Wrist Rest for Win/Mac, Brown Switches Black

This was my second mechanical keyboard, and first ergonomic/split form factor. I was really excited to order this keyboard. I sat on the fence for about a year before finally taking the plunge. That being said, I'm happy that I did so!PRO:- Keyboard is heavy and solid. Doesn't feel like it will slide around.- Key travel is responsive, quiet and reliable.-Four 'legs' per section. You can have it lay flat or angled to your liking. Similar to traditional ergonomic keyboards.-Battery life is phenomenal.-Set up is plug and play. No need for drivers.-Bluetooth and 2.4 functionality is reliable. Keyboard works while charging.-Sections spread apart help my posture and shoulder blade pain.-Software allows for remapping of Macro keys (m1, m2, etc.)CONS:-You have to hunt around for the manufacturer-provided software for remapping keys and light control. I found a reddit post that gave me the correct information.-Limited backlight color and patterns.-The Macro keys on the left take some getting used to.-There is a learning curve.

Overall a decent keyboard., I have a couple of more expensive ergo mechanical keyboards already (Cloud 9 C989 and a Kenesis Freestyle gaming keyboard) and they’re both good, but they have loud Blue keys and I wanted to swap to quieter Brown switches for my work computer. I’d used a couple of RK keyboard before and figured this would be a good bet at the price and would give me the flexibility to hot-swap in whatever switches I want.Overall, I like it. Decent weight, good key action, hot-swappable, and the feet that let you adjust tenting are nice. USB A/C/dongle/Bluetooth connections and support for 3 BT devices are appreciated.However, I bought this to use with my work MacBook Pro, and while it has a Mac mode, the F-key row on the far left is useless to Mac users. They’re pre-programmed to CTRL-C, CTRL-V, etc., and while the keyboard does have a Mac mode, flipping to that should make these keys send Command-C, Command-V, etc to match Apple’s annoying different keyboard scheme. Because CTRL-C, CTRL-V, etc don’t do anything on these keys and the keys aren’t programmable, they’re useless to Mac users.Otherwise, my only real gripe is the lack of a Function key row. This isn’t a tiny keyboard anyway, and I’d happily have had it take up a little more space to have dedicated function keys. Luckily, since I’m using it on a Mac that’s not a big deal, but that will keep me from ever switching this over to my gaming PC.3.5 stars rounded up for good build quality and flexible connectivity, but half-baked Mac support for a keyboard advertised for both Windows and Mac.

I have used a split keyboard for decades. My most recent (a Kinesis) was very good but finally ended up with problems after several years of service. This new one is an upgrade in every possible way. It can be wired or wireless. It has color-changing lights beneath the keys (fun feature), the key mechanisms feel very nice.The way I use it, I have installed an old two-sided photo mount to the backside of each half of the keyboard (see the picture). I can thus put the keyboards at any angle I want (including completely vertical--90-degrees to the desktop). This has helped me avoid carpal tunnel syndrome by keeping my wrists in a neutral position. Much more comfortable as I do a LOT of keyboarding.I'm really impressed with this keyboard and can certainly recommend it for mounting the way I did. It does come with 4 independently adjustable "feet" so you can do a slight angle with it as it comes. I just need much more of an angle to be comfortable.

I'm confused why the haters are rating this board so poorly. It's been nothing short of great for me. I also own a Keychron Q11 with the wood palm rests, and the RK 70 has better ergonomics with the integrated palm rest and keys set lower with respect to palm rest height. I can't speak for stock switches as I swapped the RK70s to some Akko Cream Blue Pro V3s, but the brown RK switches that come with it are certainly serviceable.In terms of sound, I'd say the RK70 has a slight advantage over the Q11. The Q11 has the floating keycap style whereas the RK70 has a frame. Subjectively the RK70 sounds slightly quieter but there are other variables here (keycaps, switches, etc.) that I can't easily control for. The other benefit to the RK70 is how the split keyboards link together. The Q11 doesn't have linking system aside from the jigsaw-style pattern of the two separate pieces.As I'm typing this review out, my hands are getting tired from the Q11 typing angle. Which brings me to my last and final point: for half the price of the Q11, the RK70 has integrated stands/tents on each piece. I also grew to like the color of the blue/bronze keyboard, and decided against replacing the keycaps (which I do on virtually every keyboard I own).My minor complaints:-3U spacebars actually feel better to type on than the 2.25U/2.75U spacebars on the Q11 (my right thumb regularly slips off the Q11 spacebar), BUT it's impossible to find after market keycaps for this size. Also, the spacebars are black with bronze accent, and not navy with bronze accent like the rest of the keycaps. They should either be navy/bronze OR entirely black so they can be matched with other keycap sets-Macro buttons on the left hand side are too close to tab/capslock/shift/control, and it's easy to depress these buttons or more annoyingly believe you're pressing another button only to hit a macro. I disabled these in the RK software. To make them less annoying, you can replace the switches with low profile switches so they sit slightly lower, and if you're really eager to fix the issue then you can put low profile keycaps on there, too. Or just not suck at typing which is difficult for me.All of this to say that I like my Keychron Q11, but I'd rather buy another RK70 (in white) if I had the opportunity.