Page 4 - Conclusion
The Epomaker Alice 66 is a good contender for the ergonomic Alice layout keyboard. The overall build quality is quite rigid despite the plastic build. The appearance is quite nice, offering a unique appearance for your desk setup. Given the white base, users should be able to create a cohesive setup easily. The lighting settings are quite nice, as they shine around the keycap despite not having shine-through keycaps. When it comes to software, the Alice 66 uses VIA. VIA is quite powerful in customizing the Alice 66 to how you see best fit in regard to bindings and lighting. When it comes to typing experience, I found it to be on the softer side, given this is a gasket mounted keyboard. I will say the sound produced was good and on the louder side. The sound offered was on the clacky end, with the foam enhancing the sound. Our particular model came with the Epomaker Wisteria switches, which offered a good typing experience with an acceptable gaming experience. The 2.4 GHz connection was seamless, having no issues and being quite responsive. I found the included cable to be quite good, as it comes braided. Something I found weird was the knob usage for toggling between connectivity modes. Most knobs are used to control media, so this implementation felt strange. That being said, despite some flaws in design, I do think the Alice 66 has many benefits when it comes to the user's wrist health, but there will definitely be an adjustment period, especially for those who do not type using standard methods. At a price of $90 USD at press time, the Epomaker Alice 66 is definitely a good option for anyone seeking out an entry Alice layout keyboard.
Epomaker provided this product to APH Networks for the purpose of evaluation.
APH Networks Review Focus Summary:
8/10 means Definitely a very good product with drawbacks that are not likely going to matter to the end user.
7/10 means Great product with many advantages and certain insignificant drawbacks, but should be considered before purchasing.
-- Final APH Networks Numeric Rating is 7.3/10
Please note that the APH Networks Numeric Rating system is based off our proprietary guidelines in the Review Focus, and should not be compared to other publications.
The Epomaker Alice 66 is an interesting wireless mechanical keyboard focused on the health of your wrists when typing.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. A Closer Look - Hardware and Software
3. A Closer Look – Disassembly and Internals
4. Conclusion
