I'm very pleased with the helpfulness in sorting out my order, speed of fulfillment, and quality of the keyboard. It’s solid and should last a long time. I love how the metal bottom allows it to snap onto magnetic disk tenting solutions out of the box, e.g. iPhone stands.
The trackpad is not Apple-rank (what is?) but quite sufficiently functional for allowing my hands to stay on the keys most of the time. I got the larger one before it went out of stock and glad I did.
The spinning disk encoder… honestly, I forget it’s there most of the time but it seems useful if I do remember it for directional key input, etc.
I’m still getting used to it—learning the Engram layout at the same time makes it harder—but it’s getting there. No regrets!
I was using a chocofi till now, but didn't like the extra pinky stagger. So I was happy to find this little keyboard that has the same choc spacing and also 36 keys. Also hotswappable so I added my own switches on it. Plus it has these cool displays on top of the controllers. Shipping was super fast btw, got it in a weeks time.
Amazing keyboard, amazing build!!! Built and shipped out so quickly. Love the large trackpad, the spinning desk, the per key RGB. Easy setup and customization through VIAL. All the switches and key caps already installed too. Love the silent blue switches and the southshine keycaps also, so pretty with the RGB!
Overall, I am very satisfied with the product. The quality exceeded my expectations, and it performs exactly as described. and very good support after sale.
I already had a "cheap" build of the sofle v2 and wanted to upgrade to a nice version with a better case, more useful encoders and an option to use tenting.
While searching for sofle alternatives Youtube actually recommended me the video where the encoders where presented and I instantly fell in love with this version!
After a little bit more research I ordered it and when it arrived I was pleasently suprised how much of a difference the build quality was to my previous sofle. For setting it up the team at xmckb was very helpful and also provided me with a custom firmware for my needs. Very quick and helpful support!
The pros summarized:
- pinky columns are a bit further down than before
- spinning encoder feels very nice and is more useful with the additional keys
- low like in a sandwich build
- awesome customer support
- supports choc v1 and v2 switches
- usbc for connecting the splits
- sounds better/deeper to my previous one
possible Improvements:
- Some of the screws had some kind of threadlocker and it was a little bit hard to unscrew
- signature version was unfortunately out of stock :(
- a bit pricey but definitely worth it (its work equipment so a very good investment for me)
Thanks XCMKB for creating this awesome sofle, could not wish for more :)
it has every feature I was looking for. everything I need to do is possible, the setup is straightforward, and customization is super flexible. I ditched my regular keyboard and jumped into this new system. It took me a few days to really get the hang of it, but now I’ve officially run out of excuses to blame my gear. thanks
Very happy with the customization with Vial, the trackpad is convenient, the dial is satisfying. Support has been awesome in answering questions. Top shelf.
Great Ergo Keyboard with Many features and a low price
Fantastic keyboard that has many features that make life easier. Its well built and well designed.
My ONLY complaint is the lack of tenting, however I resolved it with a few things from amazon
When receiving the keyboard, I was amazed by the quality of the build! Looking nice, good details.
I'm using the SofflePLUS2 for 10 days now, and as a first split keyboard, I'm convinced! I had to tweak the mapping quite a few time to have something adapted to my needs. But this is made really simple with Vial. I'm not used to it yet tho, and I type really slowly, but I'm confident that the speed will be back in a couple of weeks.
The support was amazing as well, there was an issue on the 3d printed case due to high temperature changes (due to the transporter), and I've got a swift response!
Anyway, I'd strongly recommend to buy from this seller.
