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 now on the box, and feel it just needs more contrast to the text. There is not much going on otherwise, with only a sticker on the side confirming the NT68 regular version (NT68M) is indeed inside. A double flap in the middle keeps the contents inside in place during transit.


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


The unique selling point of the NT68 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 to allow for the keyboard to be used at different elevations and hosts mobile devices, such as tablets and phones. There are clearly also magnets in the NT68, which come in handy for when you want to use it over the laptop keyboard itself. I would have liked an elastic strap over the case for it to be placed around a laptop bag or sleeve, which would have made this more portable than it is now, where you have to carry it in your hands or hope your laptop bag has the room.


Here is a look at the two NT68 profiles together, which shows that the case is seemingly shared between the two. What this results in is a saggy case with the NT68 Low Profile, which in itself doesn't look too bad until you compare the two.


The NT68 Regular also comes with a couple of extra accessories my NT68 Low Profile keyboard did not. As seen above, we get a spare sample of four Epomaker/Skyloong Chocolate mechanical switches as well as some replacement keycaps that allow what must be a more macOS-centric default configuration to be changed over to a more Windows-based setup. These keycaps are made out of thick PBT plastic with dye-sublimed legends, which is a highly durable combination that is opaque to backlighting, unfortunately.