Mistel BAROCCO MD770 RGB Wireless Split Mechanical Keyboard, TKL Ergonomic Gaming Keyboard 85 Keys (Cherry MX Silent Red Switches, Linear Quiet)

I think the size of this keyboard is about perfect. You only add one regular key worth of width to maintain your general navigation like paging, arrows, home, end, etc. You also keep the function row which is used fairly heavy in some applications. The split is nice for maintaining a more relaxed posture while typing, as is the small amount of "tenting" you can add with the included rubber feet. It has a few nice features like being able to change the caps-lock key's function with DIP switches on the bottom, as well as reprogramming layers if you really want to customize things for a particular workflow. The keycaps are really nice; I'd see no reason to change them out unless you really hate the styling. The LED effects are fairly subtle since the keycaps are solid and not transparent, but they are still enjoyable. Adapting to the layout and split took me maybe a day before I was fine with it (coming from recently using a full keyboard). The downsides with getting this board are minor. There is no GUI for editing layouts/layers like on other more expensive boards, so it might be a bit of a task to get things just right for you on one of the customizable layers. I don't need anything changed from the default keyboard layout personally, so this isn't a big deal to me. The cherry silent switches are a bit "scratchy", but I do like how quiet they are. Screwing on the rubber feet for tenting was kind of rough since it felt like they weren't pre-threaded well enough to get them on without extra force. Overall I recommend this keyboard as an awesome choice for someone looking to change to a split design. It's not so far out there that the learning curve will be irritating if you just start using it regularly, nor does it require learning a bunch of function toggle keys. At the same time it's different enough to feel like you're moving into that "craft keyboard" territory as well as getting ergonomic benefits. I have one board more "specialized" than this Mistel board and feel like it would have been better to start here. It's just so much more intuitive as an incremental step than going all out on something radically different.

First: The left half of the keyboard has no Bluetooth function of its own. To use it you either have to run a USB-C to C wire from one side of the keyboard to the other, or run a USB wire from your computer to the left half of the keyboard. I was disappointed to learn this, but I've learned to live with it. I often have the left side directly plugged into my PC, with the right half connected by Bluetooth. It gives me a lot more flexibility, as far as managing the space on my desk, and avoiding repetitive injuries. This setup has the following effects: • Your PC will recognize it as two separate keyboards. • Left side RGB is disabled • Any macro (or embedded command) that relies on a key on the left half cannot be used. This includes switching from wired to BT mode, and switching your pre-saved BT pairings for other devices • The lag between the two sides in negligible TO ME, A SLOW TYPIST AND A NON-GAMER. I suspect lag would be a problem for more advanced users. • This setup does avoid the issue of the left side not waking up until a key on the right side is pressed. (This happens when the two sides are connected by a wire.) For me, it was my need for a true split keyboard with wireless function that led me to this purchase. The macros and lights and mechanical keys were all just bonus. (Though I don't know how I'll ever go back to membrane keys.) I'm very, very happy with it, In fact, I'm learning to touch type now (at over 40 years old!), and refuse to practice on any other keyboard. It feels that good.

This is a good keyboard in general, but it’s expensive, so it should not be “good in general”. It should be excellent and it isn’t. My four main complaints: 1) One key is stuck. It was like that out of the box and that is unacceptable. The right arrow key gets stuck if I press it. The only way to get it “unstuck” is by pression another arrow key. 2) The Bluetooth is not stable enough. If I turn my computer off, then I have to first use the on-screen keyboard to turn the Bluetooth on and sometimes have to restart the Bluetooth on the keyboard to get it connected. This is a huge inconvenience compared with those keyboards that use a wireless receiver. I have had several of those keyboards and have never had problems with connectivity. As soon as I turn my computer on, the keyboards are ready to go. This is not the case with this keyboard. This might be more related to Bluetooth keyboards in general, so keep this in mind. 3) There is a weird behavior that I was not expecting at all. If you stop typing for a while, let’s say because you are reading something, the keyboard enters some kind of hibernation, so you have to wake it up. You wake it up by pressing a key on the right-side keyboard. If you have not realized that the keyboard is sleeping and you start typing a word that starts with a letter located on the left keyboard, it won’t do anything. It’s so annoying to have to start pressing any key on the right side just in case is already sleeping to then start typing regularly. 4) The battery does not last very long, even if you keep the LEDs off all the time. With my old cheap wireless keyboard, the batteries would last weeks. Here you don’t have to buy batteries, it’s researchable, but it won’t last more than a couple of days. I don’t get it, my $25 cheap keyboard lasts weeks and this almost $300 keyboard only lasts a couple of days? Makes no sense… I don’t regret buying this product because there weren’t any other wireless split keyboards available in the market and I guess I didn’t have any other option, so I have to buy this one. But if you can buy something else, I would definitely advise against it.

I need a split keyboard because of carpal-tunnel issues, and I got this particular 6-row variant because I'm a programmer, and need a proper ESC key. Putting ~`and ESC all on the same key just doesn't work. The keyboard works fine with a Mac (there's a dip switch on the bottom that puts it into mac mode (which enables the standard shortcuts for sound, brightness, &c on the function row), and another that swaps the option (alt) and windows (command) keys so that they're in the right place. My biggest gripe is that the 6 key IS ON THE WRONG SIDE. 6 is usually typed with the *right* index finger. I learned that in typing class in high school, and have been typing that way for decades. Pretty much every online typing tutor teaches that th 6 is over the Y. Other Mistel keyboards (e.g., the MD600) get this right, so I have no idea why they moved the key to the wrong side, but it's annoying. The other issue for mac users is they have moved the function key from the far left to right side, and plonked it down were the option key should be. The right option key is were the command key should be. It's mysterious to me why they would make these changes. Maybe nobody at Mistel actually touch types.

I got this very recently, so I may edit my review over time if I feel differently. However, as of right now, I couldn't be happier. I have severe RSI, and due to that, I needed a new keyboard to keep working at my desk job. I work from home, so I bought this for myself and set it up at my home desk. And... wow. There is a learning curve, but it's far easier than you'd think. If you touch type already, you can easily learn to touch type with this keyboard. Some keys will make you realize you typed with the wrong finger the whole time (who knew B was supposed to be typed with your left hand?), but it's not uncomfortable or frustrating. In fact, the ease of hitting the keys has been shocking to me! I had been using a membrane keyboard for a long while, but had experience with mechanical keyboards. So much less activation force is needed, which is great for sensitive fingers and RSI. Some people have reported issues with Bluetooth. I've used it plugged in at my desk with my Linux desktop and my MacBook, as well as through Bluetooth with my iPad Air 4, and I haven't had any issues at all. If I have any issues with either connection method, I'll update the review. As of now, I'm really happy with this keyboard, and I'd recommend it to anyone!