It also has a small LED screen, a metal rotary mode dial, and south-facing RGB lights.
The keyboard has a gray and black finish, with some black keycaps to accentuate it.
The Epomaker Shadow-X is a compact 70% hot-swappable mechanical keyboard.
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But whats more impressive is that you get premium accessories to go along with it.
Youll get a 185cm (over six feet!)
But, of course, its the keyboards premium feel that makes it stand out among my collection.
The Epomaker Shadow-X is a compact 70% hot-swappable mechanical keyboard. Its excellent construction, gasket mounting, and factory-lubed Epomaker Blueberry switches make it one of the best keyboards you can get at this size and price point.
As said earlier, you get eight yellow keycaps in the box.
Furthermore, Epomaker paired the keyboard they sent me with their factory-lubed linear Bluebird switches.
This combination gives the Shadow-X a smooth typing experience and a thocky sound profile.
The Epomaker Shadow-X is a compact 70% hot-swappable mechanical keyboard. Its excellent construction, gasket mounting, and factory-lubed Epomaker Blueberry switches make it one of the best keyboards you can get at this size and price point.
The keyboard also comes with bi-level plastic feet that fold into its bottom.
This lets you change its angle, ensuring you get the optimal typing position.
Quick Connection Switching
If you use your keyboard for multiple devices, youll love the Epomaker Shadow-X.
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The Epomaker Shadow-X sports a single USB-C port should you prefer using the keyboard in wired mode.
And right below that, you will find the USB dongle for the 2.4GHz connection.
you’ve got the option to also connect it to three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth 5.0.
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It also automatically detects the between Windows and macOS when using it in wired and 2.4GHz mode.
This bulb is off if the keyboard is off or used in wired mode.
Users who prefer wireless mode will also find the keyboards battery sufficient.
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Some Memorization Required
The keyboards minimalist design means only letters and symbols are printed on its keycaps.
Youll find the fn shortcuts required to activate them in the manual.
Furthermore, the Page Up button is missingreplaced by the rotary switch.
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Clunky Software
Epomaker is known for its excellent keycaps, switches, and keyboards.
However, its Achilles heel is its driver app.
Before we dive into its weaknesses, lets first look at its strengths.
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The Epomaker driver app is available for Windows and macOS to customize your keyboard regardless of your operating system.
However, the Epomaker driver app has several downsides.
Its interface isnt exactly up to modern standards.
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It uses a serif font, which makes it a bit difficult to read.
It lacks the sleek design of recent apps, making it feel dated.
Nevertheless, once youve discovered how to use the Epomaker driver, its a pretty powerful tool.
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But aside from that, this keyboard is a joy to use.
It looks good, sounds nice, and feels great.
