This is a fantastic keyboard, but lacks in some key areas. The switches are very loud and don't offer a nice keystroke sound in exchange. I tried taking this to use in the office and received too many complaints and had to take it home. It also advertises that its a 75% form factor, therefore it takes less space on the desk. However, the wrist wrests are enormous and are 40% of the keyboard size so it actually takes up room in a different way. People with shallow but wide desks will not benefit from this design. The wrist wrests are also not comfortable and need to either have foam or something soft on top. I wish they were removable but they contain the batteries for the keyboard. PROS: -Great starter for ergo keyboards -Great battery life -RGB color selection with patterns -Bluetooth and dongle connectivity -Locking pins make the keyboard secure when placing halves together CONS: -Wrist wrests are not comfortable -Wrist wrests are not removable -Locking pins are ugly when keyboard is split All in all I'd give this keyboard a 4/5. I'd recommend something else if you can afford to spend $100+ Read more

This RK split keyboard is certainly eye-catching when placed on a desk. The split allows your arms to rest at a more ergonomic placement that's tailored to your body size. I can see how this would be very helpful for someone with wide shoulders. That said, I was hoping that the typing experience would be more satisfying as some of RK's other keyboards like the M75. The overall feel of the keycaps and switches on this keyboard left me wanting a bit more, however, as it doesn't really produce an overwhelming sound or tactile experience. My other minor gripe with the keyboard is the connector cable that has keying features that dictate the orientation when plugging in. When I place the cable on a desk, the natural orientation of the straight portion that exits from the coils is in opposite direction. This results in having to either over, or under-tighten the cable winds to plug it in. It's not a big deal; more of an OCD observation - but I want the cable winds to be in a more natural state. Still - there's plenty to like and appreciate with this keyboard including the clean color scheme, side-printed keycap legends, lighted status indicator panel at the upper right corner, extra USB connector on the back, very useful and compact 74 key layout, added key programmable key column, nicely lubed switches & stabilizers, integrated wrist support, dedicated power & wireless mode switches, good capacity battery, and vibrant RGB lighting. This keyboard will appeal mostly to someone looking for a more relaxed posture for typing. However, if you're looking for a better tactile feel of a conventional 1-piece keyboard I would recommend the RK M75 over this model. Read more

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It's a discount version of my dream keyboard The best thing about this keyboard is the hardware (although ask me again in a year). Keystroke seems a little heavy. Indicator lights (top right) don't work. And when I use the on-screen controls to tune the backlight, it only controls the left side (even though the keystrokes are on the right side). Also, for me a backlit keyboard without transparent keycaps are useless- apparently I can get order them but that's annoying. I pulled off the M1-M5 keycaps because they were blocking my use of the Escape key. Would absolutely trade useless M1-M5 on the left for extra room for Home/End on the right Read more

I've owned quite a number of keyboards since I'm a software developer, and I get finger and hand pains from typing so much. I've even owned the Kinesis Advantage2, which was not split in the sense of two different pieces, but split nonetheless, and I mention it because it is considerably more expensive. I had been using the razer huntsman mini for a few months (I like mini keyboards because I can grab the mouse easily), but of course I was still getting finger pain (will likely never fully leave) and my gf didn't like the click sound when she was home. So with some research I figured out that I wanted a tent split keyboard with linear keys (least clicky mechanical switches). A short aside, I had felt duped no one told me clicky keys are harder on your fingers. Anyways, there was simply no reasonably priced items besides this one. I honestly didn't really want the extra column of keys on the left and right, but I ended up loving them because I can set my left M1-5 keys as copy/cut/paste/undo/redo. I don't use a QWERTY layout so the hotkeys were not working when I got it, but the RK software on there website allowed me to remap the keys. Only complaints about the software is I wish I could map a key to a left/right click and it was a little more polished, but it gets the job done without an overwhelming interface. And it has a bunch of rgb lighting options if that's you're thing. Typing has been rather easy on my fingers, and if I purposely want to type more quietly at night the linear switches help me type without sometimes a full press so it almost feels like my fingers are typing on clouds. The bluetooth mode gave me lag when I tried it, but not sure how much was the laptops fault and I prefer wired connections when possible anyways. I knew I had to review this item because this is one of the rare cases where it might be the best keyboard option for a lot of people at literally 2-3 times cheaper than the alternatives. It's not perfect, it has some flaws as I've said, but those flaws don't really affect me and to me it's an absolute no brainer purchase. Read more