EPOMAKER GK73XS RGB Hotswap 68% Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard with Independent F/Num/Arrow Keys, Split Spacebar, 1900mAh Battery, Fully Programmable for Gamers (Gateron Black Switch, Grey Black)

I bought this keyboard initially loving the construction. Little did I know that the underscore key was missing and the link to the drivers for the keyboard to try and program it was for the wrong keyboard. The instuctions were a mere sheet of paper and they aren't even remotely correct. When I tried to contact Epomaker they told me to contact Amazon customer service for product support, but how would they be able to trouble shoot something that they did not make. Terrible work on Epomaker's part!

I have had this keyboard for a few days and I really like it so far. It has a solid construction and a good feel and sound with the ability to customize it. Eventually I'd like to add some lubed switches and sound deadening material.I got this keyboard because I wanted one I can use on all my devices, as I have a PC, macbook and ipad. I also like that it has ten keys because I have to do some data input for a research project but didn't want a full keyboard. It takes a bit to get used to the weird layout but its not too bad.Looking at the other review that gave this a one star. He does have a point that there isn't a lot of instructions included but its not a problem if you have basic problem solving skills. Download the GK6 driver software from the epomaker website, it supports this keyboard even though it says that it doesn't. If you want to assign a key that isn't on the drivers virtual keyboard, there's an option for shift + key and assign the key that you;d normally press on a keyboard with shift to get the key you want. For example to get _ you assign a key to shift + -Overall I like the product and am satisfied.

I'm going to start by saying that I really like this keyboard. But it's also really quirky and may not be for you so I'll try to describe.This keyboard's biggest drawback, personally, is the cluster of keys to the left of the enter and right shift button. Where they've managed to combine what usually takes up five keys into three. For me this is fine, since some of those characters I very rarely use. But they way they've chosen to implement this still left me wanting to change the mapping for some characters so that the ones I use most are the most easily accessible & most familiar to my muscle memory.This meant I needed to use the driver software that the manual links you to. This software is far from intuitive and the user manuals explain the basics but didn't exactly cover what I was looking to do.The software, as far as I could tell, does not allow you to easily make changes to the shift-layer characters. What I ended up needing to do, was create a new layer of mappings for the whole keyboard that only consists of shift modified buttons & have this layer temporarily toggled on by the shift buttons. From there I can then fully customize the shift-layer.This I had to figure out on my own since the user guide only explains the basic functions of the software & it was up to me to put it all together in a way that allowed me to modify the shift-layer. Which to it's credit it did. It just took a lot of effort, confusion, research, and puzzle solving to get there.I suppose you could avoid all of this trouble by just trying to use it in the configuration that comes standard. But it's honestly really weird and would have required more adjustments to my muscle memory than I'm willing to make. Maybe others wouldn't mind making the adjustment. But not me.This layout really might not be for everyone so I'd really recommend taking a close look at they keys and even doing a little research to see how they work. It's not the way I assumed it would be & I had to manually change it to the way it makes most sense for me.Another reason this may not be for you is if you're someone who does a lot of programming or anything else where you need a lot of access to special characters. I imagine this keyboard would quickly get annoying if you need access to a wider variety of special characters than I do on a regular basis.All of that said I'm now really enjoying it. It looks and feels amazing. I was looking for a nice, affordable, mechanical keyboard with a number pad and this definitely seems fit the bill. This review seems very critical, but I do think I'm going to really like this keyboard now that I've got it configured. You just need to be willing to deal with the software, or the weird standard layout, and probably not need regular access to a wide variety of special characters.Fortunately for me I seems like I can work just fine with all that & I'm now pretty exited to use this thing. I'll update if I have any issues later on.Update: Just want to provide a little update now that I’ve had it for a while and adjusted. I absolutely love this thing now. Finding a good key cap set for it can be challenging but I finally found a group buy I’m willing to jump in on and am now playing the waiting game. I put in some Durock 67g linear switches and it feels like a huge upgrade. Definitely thoroughly enjoying this thing and would def recommend to someone who likes compact keyboards but wants a num pad.

I have to admit, the new layout is going to be a learning curve. But the GK software works fine (although not very intuitive). But after adding my layers I am already feeling like I will overall be more productive on this keeb. The blacks sounds surprisingly good out of the box, but may still need some lubing and the case may need some foam. Other then that, for $100 this is a good board. Just keep in mind the layout takes some getting used to.*Update* Spoke to Ruby on the discord. You can assign the missing _ key in the software by assigning a hyphen to a key, then you will be able to get the underscore using shift+the button you assigned hyphen to.