Packaging and Accessories

As with the new GK61 Red Wine, there's finally an Epomaker logo on the product box instead of just "Skyloong," which is the factory manufacturing the NT68. I also like the Skyloong mascot on the box and feel it just needs more contrast for the text. Not much is going on otherwise, with only a sticker on the side confirming the NT68 low-profile version (NT68W) is indeed inside. A double flap in the middle keeps the contents inside in place during transit.


Opening the box, we see more of the same unboxing experience I have come to expect with Epomaker keyboards. Included is a quick start guide that goes over the base and Fn layers via two printed key maps 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 things in Chinese. With the NT68, there is a dedicated section about the included "magnet portable holder," which is no doubt just poorly translated and referring to the included magnetic carry case that comes with the keyboard inside.

The accessories are off to the side and separated by a cardboard layer, and we see two short cables included in a velvet drawstring bag. These are just 3" long, braided, and sleeved black, and go from USB Type-C on one end to either USB Type-C or Type-A on the other. The shorter lengths indicate that the NT68 is meant to be used wirelessly or plugged to a laptop, but not in the traditional manner, either. Rubber supports are meant to be used when you place the keyboard on top of your laptop keyboard, which is an expected use case, too. Epomaker also includes the cheaper set of a plastic ring-style keycap puller and the metal wire switch remover, which aren't great, but let's hold off judgment until we have tried them out.


The unique selling point of the NT68 Low Profile is this stealth carry stand that goes over the keyboard and uses magnets to keep it in place. It also folds away in a variety of configurations for the keyboard to be used at different elevations while providing the means to host mobile devices, such as tablets and phones. There are clearly magnets inside the NT68 keyboard as well, which are handy for using it over the laptop keyboard. I would have liked an elastic strap over the case for placement around a laptop bag or sleeve, which would have made it more portable, rather than carrying it in your hands or hoping there is enough room in your laptop bag.


Here is a look at the two NT68 profiles side by side, which shows that the case is seemingly shared between the two. What this results in is a saggy case with the NT68 Low Profile keyboard, which in itself doesn't look too bad until you compare the two and see it received the step-child treatment.