EPOMAKER EK21 VIA Gasket Number Pad, 3 Modes Hot Swappable Mechanical Numeric Keypad, with Poron Foam, Aluminum Alloy Kob, Programmable for Win/Mac/Gaming (Wisteria Linear Switch)

Great little numpad. Connected by usb C, it required no extra software to work just as a numpad. I know it does more but I don't need the functionality.I've swapped the keycaps out for a different style but find the switches are lovely and thocky.Quality is ok, bottom half of pad flexes a little too much for my liking but doesn't detract from its usage.Seems reasonable value for money compared to some alternatives out there!

I bought this as I’m using a 60% keyboard and missed a numpad.Honestly I bought it because it was cheap and I’ve genuinely been blown away! I got it with the Gateron yellow switches so can’t speak for the flamingo version.The keys are quiet and feel really good quality, worked straight out of the box and was easy to link to VIA with the instructions included.Very happy and will more than likely buy another keyboard from Epomaker soon.(Image includes G502x Plus Wireless for scale)

It’s been almost half a year I’ve been using this for my 70% keyboard as a numpad. Keys are great even still, switches are nice and thocky but not noisy. Build quality is good and the plastic feels sturdy. It holds a charge for weeks.

It's a decent numpad for the price, I'm pleased with it.The Gateron Yellow switches are linear, not tactile so if you want tactile look at another option.I like how the switches feel and they are nice and quiet.I use it wired but have used it wireless. it's good that it has bluetooth and a wireless dongle, also, the switch for selecting the connection modee is easy access next to the cable port which means its easy to switch betweent eh conenction types. some are done trhough button combinations or hidden switches which is annoying.I'm still getting used to the multilayer functions and don't use them much yet.I do like the rotary volume control in the top corner, very convenient.

Has a nice feel to the keys, the unit feels sturdy. rgb is good but took a while to figure out how to keep it one colour. Found the software is the only negative really, but you can use onboard commands recommend using them.

The EPOMAKER EK21 does not like to be programmed, and I'm not confident EPOMAKER know what they're doing on the software side. Simply setting LEDs to "OFF_MODE" in VIA threw up 3 cryptic errors that were impossible to troubleshoot. Same story with saving and loading JSON layouts — over a dozen errors, and nothing even saved in the JSON file! This device also only has VIA support and not full QMK compatibility, so you're limited to 16 macros (even though there are 4 programmable layers, meaning 92 addressable keys total), and can't extend the functionality of the "Any" key beyond the very limited options supported by the VIA app (which are mostly redundant). I also can't find this device listed on any QMK/VIA compatibility lists. No firmware is provided on the EPOMAKER website either, only a half-baked draft definition file.Overall this is nice hardware but you will be unable to fully customise it beyond the bare minimum. Look closely at what's possible within the VIA app before purchasing to see if it meets your needs. Anyone wanting to fully customise multiple layers (i.e. more than 23 keys) using macros and custom keycodes will quickly run into limitations.

It is not bad but feels a bit cheap when you apply pressure and all of the keys press down at once.

This numpad is great, I got the flamingo switches and they sound and feel amazing, the lighting isn't obnoxious and intrusive, it's actually quite nice.The via integration is AMAZING being able to rebind any key to anything I want is such an amazing thing.The sound is AMAZING out of the box and the numpad just works.My only issue:The via integration is a little messy at timessometimes the file on their website doesn't actually work,it'll sometimes just not recognise the device and not let you do anything and then other times it works fine, luckily once you customise the numpad it's set you don't need the software running or anything it just works.