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This is my second x-bows keyboard with Mac layout. I have used them since the early Kickstarter version. That still works very well, but now I have the Knight with hot-swappable switches. I use the silent brown switches and generally, I am very happy with this keyboard.

I have tried many different keyboard types over time. For a few years now, this search is over. The X-Bow is the perfect blend between a regular und a fully bent or split keyboard. The thing I love most is the additional shift and control key that makes use of my quite versatile thumbs. I never understood why space needed to be that wide. The thumb can do so much more. I also love the bigger key caps for keys that take longer distances to travel to, e.g. backspace, but also 0, 1, -, ~ and Alt. This makes the far away keys much easier to hit. The fact that this keyboard is not too bent makes it also usable for one hand use in combination with other input devices, pens and mouse. This is the perfect blend for me.

I have used this keyboard for some years now, have a few units and I think the ergonomics, after the learning curve, is great, and my typing speed became better than a regular keyboard. I agree the support is a little absent, though.

Je suis client depuis la première version du xbow knight plus en juillet 2021. Puis un second pour le domicile et le travail six mois plus tard. Puis plus tard pour noel et un anniversaire, j’en ai acheté deux autres pour offrir à ma femme et mon frère. Ce clavier est mon meilleur ami pour la frappe à deux mains en aveugle. Le pavé numérique est un bon atout pour le travail pour saisir des chiffres sur un tableau comptable. Sinon au quotidien le clavier alphanumérique seul me suffit amplement. Au début je reprogrammais des touches et des macros. Au terme de trois années d’usage je suis beaucoup plus sage et je suis très satisfait de le laisser sans aucune fioriture de redisposition ou programation de touches. Pour en assurer la longévité j’ai acheté un câble usb avec une prise magnétique. Cela évite de torturer la prise femelle de mes claviers. Et je n’ai aucune panne de ce côté là. Je ne peux plus me passer de ce clavier.

I bought the Nature Qmk keyboard on 2022-08-16, I'm a programmer and I had forearm and wrist pain. It took me about a month to accustomize myself to this new keyboard layout (US is not my native layout but it's better for programmers). My previous keyboard was a Microsoft ergonomic one with keypad on the right. It was a giant leap for me: different layout, no numpad, different keys arrangement... but I saw the pain gradually vanishing, and I really love the programmable keys via the simple qmk Web interface. It's such a joy now using it every day at work and at home. The only downside if you are a programmer like me is that some symbol keys are a bit far to press when needed, but that's somewhat easy to overcome if you want (just use qmk config website). I bought this keyboard because it was the only one with a good price range to start with, other competitors costs about twice! Note: I bought 2 keyboards before the fuss happened some time ago (just look in the r/xbows subreddit) and I had no trouble at all, the company sent a mail about a week ago stating they had a fraudolent staff member screwing thair business and it should be resolved now. I really love this keyboard and I hope they will continue to sell it in the future.