LOFREEFlow100 Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard, 100 Keys Rechargeable Wireless Keyboards and Wired Connection for Windows, Mac/Phantom Tactile Switches (Dark Black) US Layout

Absolutely love the keyboard. Only reason it’s a 4 not 5 stars is because I had to replace my first one I received. Looks and sounds great. Very satisfying typing experience too. In my opinion nothing beats this keyboard at this price.

This is a really tricky keyboard to review, because it has quite a lot of flaws, but also a lot of good points.Background: I am coming from a GMMK full height TKL keyboard. I purchased the Flow100 because I really like low profile keyboards (e.g. Logitech MX Mechanical Mini) and wanted something low profile to replace my GMMK board.Pros:- Absolutely love the typing feel. Smooth and enjoyable.- Sounds great. Convincingly mechanical sound, not nearly as loud as my old board.- Keycaps are PBT and good quality.- Frame is aluminium which means it looks and feels great on the desk.- Has wired and bluetooth modes.Cons:- Layout is cramped and takes time to get used to. I am still getting used to it to be honest. Sometimes I feel like throwing it out the window, but then I remember just how great it feels to type on.- Backlight is impressively bad with the stock keycaps. I switched to white shine through PBT caps from Womier and now I can actually type in the dark. Hooray! However, I shouldn't have to spend £25 on new keycaps for a keyboard that already cost over £150.- If you're using wired mode, it will charge as well, so since that means the battery is always charging. Not sure whether that's good for the battery. The charging light is quite big and in quite an obvious place which can be a bit annoying.- The right angled cable is a really silly decision. It either covers the mode switch or goes off at a funny angle to the side. I'm using a different cable.Overall I feel quite mixed. It feels like a product that needs refinement, and with some changes, could be truly excellent. It's a shame they didn't hit a home run with this one.

I found this keyboard to be a mixed bag.First the good points. The board is very thin and very well made with a metal body and PBT key caps. The 'creamy / 'marbly' sound the keys make while typing is sublime and the typing experience is good. The keycaps are well made, clearly printed and feel very nice.Now the negatives and some of these are subjective. It's an ANSI layout meaning that it doesn't have the large upside down enter key we are used to in the UK / Europe. Not a deal breaker but something to get used to if you aren't already.The key layout is not a full sized one, but what is called an '1800' layout which means the number pad is squashed up, slightly over the navigation arrows and the INS and DEL keys are moved to other locations. The '0' on the numberpad is now only a single key size rather than a double, which takes getting used to and if you need to press INS (which I do for my work mainframe emulator) you need to press the number lock button to turn off the number pad, then press the '0' key, which is now INS and then press the number lock again to turn the number pad on.The power lead is a head scratcher. It is a 90º connector but plugs into the back of the keyboard right next to the toggle switches for blue tooth. If you plug it in leading left it covers this switch and if you plug it in the opposite way it pulls the cable off in an odd direction.The lighting onthe board is weak and only visible at the sides.It can't be programmed. It's not compatible with VIA or any other keyboard layout software and there is no hardware programming installed either It's just a plain funtional keyboard.It's very expensive for what it is.Conclusion:It's a very well built low profile keyboard that has a comfortable feel to the keys and a fantastic 'creamy' sound to the keystrokes. I loved it initially but the squashed layout just gave me a frustrating amount of typos after a while. The compressed '1800' layout only saves mere millimetres of deskspace compared to my other true full sized keyboards, so I don't really understand nor appreciate the compromise of this and I think it spoils an otherwise great typing keyboard.If you can get past these points and have the spare cash, then this could be the keyboard for you otherwise, think carefully. My LaFree Flow ended up being sold on. The dreamy sound and great aesthetics just weren't enough in the end.