Epomaker GK61XS: Packaging

As with the other Epomaker keyboards we have examined before, we see the collaboration with Skyloong for the GK61XS here. The packaging has the Skyloong logo on the front, and a sticker on the side confirms the product inside. Two side flaps in addition to a central double flap keep the contents inside in place in transit.


Opening the box, we see a manual right away, but let's get back to that after we go through the other accessories, which are in the compartment to the top to keep them separately packed from the keyboard. This minimizes any damage done to the keyboard case, and we have the detachable USB Type-A to Type-C cable here, which is sleeved and braided in black.


A plastic pouch contains a split guide plate for the space bar key that allows for three switches instead of a single long key on the PCB as we saw with the Epomaker GK96LS and GK68XS. This one has stabilizers on two longer key locations and a third 1u key spacing on the right. We also have a smaller cardboard box with a plastic ring-style keycap puller as well as a metal switch puller. I would have liked a metal wire-style keycap puller instead, especially on an enthusiast product such as this, if only to minimize the odds of scratching the keycap sides when used.


The case itself comes inside a plastic wrap, with a pamphlet inside that goes over the safest way to insert the switches and how to replace the stock space bar placement with the split space bar module seen above. This is an extension of the manual itself, which is a quick start guide that goes over the base and Fn layer in two key maps printed on the brochure. There is also a reminder to use the GK6XPlus software drivers for fine-tuning and further customization, including over the backlighting. This then leads to an advertisement of other products from Skyloong, and the other side does exactly the same in Chinese. However, you may want to refer to this far more detailed user manual since it is where Epomaker has taken the time to write and publish a manual to help users new and experienced alike make the most of the GK61XS.