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NiZ Plum Atom66 Electro-Capacitive Keyboard

Name: NiZ Plum Atom66 Electro-Capacitive Keyboard
Brand: Niz Plum
SKU: niz-plum66-electro-capacitive-keyboard
Price: 92 USD
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Rating: 3.571429 (7 reviews)

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Utilizing electro-capacitive key switches, the NiZ Plum Atom66 combines the silent operation of a rubber dome keyboard with the reliability and tactility of a mechanical keyboard. The construction consists of a rubber dome that houses a slider, over which is a coiled spring and a printed circuit board Read More

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rhpittman314

126

Sep 10, 2020

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Mac users beware

The software for this keyboard is only available for Windows. If you can emulate Windows with something like Parallels, great! But the software is really terrible, and a bit confusing when starting out. The directions are also 100% in Chinese and nothing else, so some digging is required to understand how everything works. The keyboard feels okay, but configuration is limited, to say the least. Given all the other options out there, this is not worth the money imo. Better off spending your money on something else, even if it costs a bit more.

Recommends this product? No

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tiborh

Jul 17, 2020

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Not bad at all

By now, I have tested a few variants both of the reduced keyboards (gk61, gk64, atom66) and various form factors by NiZ (66, 84, TKL). Whereas, I definitely like NiZ keyboards, the reduced boards are not my favourite and they are not my daily driver.s However, I can compare the quality of the workmanship and their ease of use. The good thing:

NiZ boards are heavy, very well built, and they have an outstandingly stylish design. The sound they give while you are typing on them is deep and full.
Typing on them is a very pleasant experience. (short travel distance, soft touch)
with the atom66 you feel that they they wanted to put as many useful keys at your fingertip as the number of keys allowed.
out of the 3 reduced board I tried, the NiZ board has the best quality and style.

The not so good things:

the documentation that comes with it is not clear in all places. (e.g. it took me quite some time to learn how to turn back on the right shift after a random key combination turned it off, making it a permanent up arrow.)
I found it difficult to learn the locatins of the secondary keys. (so first I turned back to the 84 key version, and then to the TKL.)
Non-standard setup SW, which is only available for windows users.

Do I recommend it to friends? As an every day tool: no. As a display item or for light use: definitely.

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happa

Sep 17, 2019

Verified Buyer

A nice surprise.

This is my first electro-capacitive keyboard, so it's certainly something different, but I'm loving it. The soft bottom out combined with the silencing rings gives the nicest subtle "thock" sound I'm craving in a keyboard. I like:

EC at a relatively affordable price
thiccc PBT key caps with little warping and crisp legends
stabilizers were adequately lubed out of the box
solid but not too heavy, great for travel
silent. The quietest keyboard I own, mechanical or otherwise.
3 adjustable actuation points? cool.
pretty much completely programmable with 2 unique function layers.

I don't like:

key caps are laser engraved, but they're MX compatible so you can replace them.
except for the dumb, dumb spacebar size. why, oh why would you have an MX-compatible stem but then put on non-standard key cap sizes.
The included full size backspace is non-standard, but I appreciate the thought of having the key cap available to switch between split and full-size backspace. I just ended up programming the pipe key to backspace anyways, like the HHKB.
35g domes are really, really light. I had to put on the included 10g springs (underneath the keycaps) to add enough pressure to prevent just the weight of my fingers to actuate the keys accidentally. Luckily, you can put in any aftermarket Topre domes to make it how you like it.
software kinda sucks to work with, but once you flash the layers you want, you don't have to use it again.

Overall, I really like it. It's my daily driver.

Recommends this product? Yes

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kilometres1000

Apr 23, 2020

Sounds dumb to me

Koln

Aug 30, 2021

happaThe whole space bar row isn't standard (standard would be 1.25u for every modifier & 6.25u space bar) but the Lctrl. Also that's quiet normal on 65% boards, they somehow need space for the arrow keys. On a full-size gaming board it would indeed be unforgivable (looking at you Razer, Logitech & Co.).

woleizihan

Sep 14, 2019

Verified Buyer

Very good package

Overall, this is a very appealing package if you are into the portable wireless keyboard space. It's very hard to find another keyboard at this price point that beats this in all aspects

60% layout
EC switches
Bluetooth with built in battery
USB C charging/connection
TWO onboard function layers which are FULLY programmable

There are stuffs that can be improved:

Double backspace doesn't feel that nice
The stupid delete key to the right of the arrow, good luck hitting that when you try to use the up arrow
Better paperwork
Weird sized space bar. Come on, get rid of the double alt double control and give me a regular sized space bar. I want to use my keycaps
The stock keycaps are not that good

However, as said in the beginning, it's very hard to find a competitor to this keyboard. Even if you are willing to spend >$200 on a Leopold 660C or HHKB, you don't get either the full programmable keys or Bluetooth connectivity without spending extra on controllers. Finally, let me tell you some mappings I use. I swapped the right alt with the right function key, so now I can access both layers much more easily.

Left FN + c/v/a for Ctrl + c/v/a
Left FN + p for backspace
Left/right FN + q for ESC
ESC mapped to ~
Left FN + J/I/K/L for the arrows

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woleizihan

Sep 17, 2019

No, it’s necessary because I want to carry the keyboard around and just plug into any computer to use.

viper474

Nov 16, 2019

woleizihanThat's why I use the old Poker II at work. Can't install software on the computer, but small macros stored in keyboard memory are A-OK. I just haven't upgraded to anything more sophisticated.

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kags

Sep 8, 2019

Verified Buyer

The keyboard itself sounds very nice but after downloading the software from their site nizkeyboards.com I'm getting problems with my web browsers and I'm not even able to open up the software. Now I have to make a whole nother windows profile so I can access google chrome and my other applications.

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bren-square

Jan 17, 2019

Verified Buyer

Niz never fails to satisfy. The soft sponginess of the electro-capacitive switches is nice and the quality of everything on it is good. I think next time I won't opt for the 60% though. I think the 70% board with the F keys would be ideal so that the shift isn't colliding with your arrow keys. The only serious issue I had with this board was that they shipped extra springs to add between your keycap and the stem but not enough of them for the whole board. I ended up using the extra springs on the modifier keys only which creates a very tactile experience but I would have loved it if I could have gotten the extra springs on ALL of the keys. I like a heavier press so this was a little disappointing. But overall, this is a solid board with BT that is REALLY nice.

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igorstar

Oct 6, 2018

Verified Buyer

Overall great product. Solid quality. Feels close to cherry mx red switches. Bluetooth is very convenient and you can easily switch between different computers. The downsides: manual is poorly translated to english. Struggled with it for few hours. Couldn’t find software for mac os to program the keyboard. Had to do it on a windows pc. Might be hard to find different keycaps to match the spacebar size and smaller alt/ctrl keys.

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jimdkohl

Mar 7, 2020

igorstarGood morning, hey I have the 68 key atom Bluetooth edition. I’ve got it paired to my MacBook, iPad Pro, iPhone respectively on the 3 buttons. So one thing I’ve noticed is that after a long period of inactivity/going to sleep that it won’t wake up without plugging USB in for a moment to any device. On the go kind of a hassle. I read the manual a few times, seeing a few different keys that might wake it up (short press of the paired Bluetooth device key in this case FN 1, or FN P or FN Y (power) and I also assigned FN W to the Wake command. Also saw FN [ / FN ]. Anyways none of these seem to wake it. What am I missing? What do you do to wake your 66 key plum up? Thanks in advance, Jim

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on14n

Nov 19, 2020

jimdkohlDon't know if you are still experiencing this problem but holding the translucent button on the side for ~3 seconds seems to do the trick.

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Just got a Niz. The 68. I gotta say… Hardware? 9 out of 10. The typing experience is phenomenal. Deduct one point for the all-plastic construction. But the software? 1 out 10. Truly abysmal… bugs galore. RGB doesn’t work in BT mode, Fn + inputs work only occasionally, and which mode you are in (or not, as the case may be) is often impossible to figure out, because the board only randomly gives an indication if it has accepted the command when you attempt to switch modes… And these are modes that have a major impact on usability, such as low power draw, MAC or Windows, Office/Game/Program etc etc etc. Usually when I deem a keyboard to be upside down software-wise, it’s the little things… No charging/charged indicator, for instance. Of course, the Niz screws that up as well, but in the face of such other major issues, it’s nearly forgotten. And good luck finding any kind of user manual. Niz boards do not come with English-language user manuals. You can download one on their site, but it is so poorly translated, it is nearly impossible to use. And even if it were translated properly, it would be largely useless anyway, as it simply skips over or does not address major areas of information. Under the Bluetooth connection section, for instance, it starts out with specs/basic info -how many devices the board can handle, and what the pairing flashing looks like- but then skips directly to advanced instructions for pairing the board with a second device after it is already paired with a first. It completely omits the basic instructions for how to pair it to that first device. All in all, I think Niz makes great hardware, and a lovely typing experience, but if they are to successfully challenge other Topre boards on the market, they need to bite the bullet, spend the money, and hire professionals to take over the programming and software duties. They are pretty obviously utilizing the skills of an amateur in that department right now, and while that person(s) may be talented, a for-market alpha product is not the place for an amateur to cut their teeth. Bottom line- until Niz makes some changes, I can’t recommend their boards. The software is simply not remotely acceptable in a board that costs this much. It wouldn’t even be remotely acceptable in a budget entry-level $25 generic “AliExpress Special” mechanical, honestly. It’s a shame, because the typing experience really is sublime.

JM5566

It's Cherry profile!!! I guess

JM5566

Is anyone know about the Niz Keyboard profile?