When I was first contacted by Goldtouch, I admittedly was not sure what to expect. I was not even aware of the pedigree of the company, and it was not long before I started noticing some of their peripherals in a few random places here and there. I told them to surprise me when it comes to the keyboard sample for the review, and they decided to send in maybe the best keyboard they could have. Indeed, you will note that I was reaching hard for the cons list above because it impressed me in many more ways than one. I even had to get other people's opinions on it just to make sure I was not somehow jaded by the vastly higher pricing typical for such ergonomic split keyboards, especially compared to the wired version in the double digits. Mistel and Kinesis try their best to hit lower prices for split keyboards, but even they typically hit $150–$220 for their offerings, which really are not mobile or wireless for on-the-go use. This keyboard is small enough to fit most hotel desks too, if that is something that appeals to you, but I suspect it will still be left adorning a desk eventually.
The Go!2 Bluetooth keyboard is not a cheap keyboard in both senses of the word; it is still a lot to convince the average businessperson to shell out $140 for this compared to the bundled OEM keyboard on their desk. The reason I put the folding feature high on the pros list above is that it is easily the one feature that will make new customers for Goldtouch. At least to my knowledge, there is really nothing else with such a degree of portability and ergonomics on the market today. Ergonomics is not skimped either, with a fantastic system that may not look pretty but works oh so well. The limitation of this system and the folding feature is that you get a low-profile membrane keyboard, but these are really good switches to be fair. Nearly 3 mm of travel at ~45 gf actuation is very good for what you get, and on the plus side, it does mean an extremely quiet keyboard too. The layout is also an interesting one, driven with work productivity in mind. Not necessarily one I would have chosen for myself, it does the job in cutting down the time to get used to this keyboard drastically compared to a typical split smaller-form-factor keyboard. As it stands, I couldn't help but loan this thing out to my colleagues who would otherwise never use mechanical keyboards, thinking they are too expensive or loud, to get them to try out an ergonomic typing solution that doesn't break the bank.
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