As a Mac user I use the Option and Command keys way more often than Control. That makes HHKB-style bottom modifiers more appealing for me in general. Winkeyless is a frustrating experience on a Mac.
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I think the term ergonomic is dependent on what OS youâre using and what tasks youâre doing. IMO TKLs are great for gaming and general productivity, but not when you need to work on numbers and spreadsheets. 60% is great for corresponding and coding, etc. Iâm sure 40% is great for something, I just havenât gotten there yet.
I use the Windows key all the time! I donât understand you people.
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I guess I could remap, but I still use control quite a lot on Mac OS â like control+tab to switch between tabs, or when I play the one of three games that exist for macs.
40% is the keyboard equivalent of buying a car with 2 seats⌠thereâs more space for the piles of money youâve got lying around
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True
TK version was also offered in the gb in case you guys are curious.
Damn, what a cool board.
The milkshake deskmat and the volt both look amazing. This keyboard rules so much.
Man that case is sexy AF
Yeah itâs definitely a nice looking keeb. The electrophoretic finish is smooth af and I love the yellow contrast on white. Typing on it feels extremely rigid with no flex at all on the integrated plate (thick alu), and it actually sounds pretty good (no hollowness).
I did have issues with mine where a toggle switch on the PCB looks like it was damaged during shipping, along with my coiled USB C cable not working with it for some reason⌠Hopefully this issue is just isolated to myself.
Some negative feedback on the design:
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The bottom of the PCB touches some screws on the interior of the case if you tighten the top 2 mounting screws too much. You need to apply insulating tape on the screws to prevent this, or just donât tighten the top of the caseâŚ
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Youâll need at least 3 different sized allen keys to assemble the board. Not the end of the world for most people but it would be nice to see them included.
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Itâs a fixed layout board. ANSI WKL with stepped capslock, so if youâre looking for ISO support youâre SOL unfortunately.
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Lack of documentation for assembly. Again not a major issue, itâs a hotswap board so not much to go wrong but a few of the case pieces took some figuring out.
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A brass Percent logo badge is included to mount on the plate but to do so youâll need to stick it on with double sided tape. Which of course they donât include.
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Still waiting on batteries to ship for all the international orders. Percent has said they are working on getting these shipped out.
All things considered, itâs a visually attractive board with some teething issues. Wait for a V2 or V3.
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Couldnât resistâŚ
Didnât have any issues with the installation. But one of my keys isnât working. Not sure if it is supposed to though, as it is not a key on commonly found layouts. Top row, where F14 would be. Would appreciate if someone could verify it for me.
Couldnât download the firmware/software from their website, it would be great if there was some sort of an user guide on how to manipulate the RGBs.
Otherwise, the build is awesome.
Update⌠My bad, the key is working. Itâs the Fn key to change the RGB efffects. Too tired from all the lubing. Construction is really top notch. Pity there is not much documentation or software to change the RGBs. I still canât figure out how to completely turn it all off.
Mine didnât come with an USB C cable unlike ninjapirate, no biggie, I have too many spare cables lying around anyways.
24 hours in, I saw what ninjapirate had experienced. I was getting a warning on my PC that the USB port is overloaded and the keyboard stopped working. Took out the electrical tape, patched up potential shortage points and the problem is gone.
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Nice man, glad you didnât have to go thru the pain I did!
Btw, I didnât get a USB-C cable with mine. Like you I had one of many lying around 
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What is the name of that keycaps?