EK21

Epomaker EK21. i like it, got it as a gift. Its a pretty nice hotswap numpad. Support seems to have died for it but that hasnt given me any issues. VIA compatible.

Epomaker EK21. pretty sure software isn’t getting updates anymore tho. Great hot swap keypad nonetheless

Depends on how you're reading the keys. At the application level they'll look like the same input, if your keymapper is hooked in low enough down it can map things differently based on source. Safest is to get a full-on QMK number pad like the KBDcraft Adam 20% or the Zouya GMK26 so you can program

you can check Zouya in Ali Express for 26 keys numpad if your into macro prices are similar with EK21 Epomaker Kisnt is cheaper budget type keyboards similar so software will be a cons side and build quality will not be premium

Epomaker EK21. Run away. I tried to configure mine to support three layers and it kept resetting and forgetting all its programming. It's some kind of awful proprietary firmware badly emulating QMK. The Zouya GMK26 is far better.

The issue is that there aren't that many TKL HE keyboards in the market. Most people prefer compact layouts like 60,65 and 75%.The Stars21 actually does come as a prebuilt as well, you just need to find the correct listing because I bought mine as a prebuilt. You can browse Aliexpress/contact the se

Go with TMR Keyboard with Mechanic and Magnetic Options + Numpad Gamakay TMR TK75 $120 at the moment with sale with coupon 13 % https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B48kpv19NKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpLiyGPhSOY MonsGeek M1 V5 TMR Aluminium $ 180 - $200 Numpads You can go with Epomaker EK21 EK26

Your issue is due to the firmware. The firmware is the software that is running inside the keyboard. The firmware in the ek21 is rubbish. It cannot be made not rubbish, except by writing new firmware for it and I don't think that there is enough information about the hardware to do that without some

I might have overreacted a bit It seems to have a conflict with Dell display manager, I think, which was causing the lights to glitch out, and as far as VIA not working, I figured out that I had somehow gotten the wrong ek21.json file from the Epomaker website (somehow). I still am not in love with

VIA with a real QMK board, source or not, is so much better than any proprietary solution with or without VIA that, well, it does make a difference. But yes there are Epomaker boards that are running proprietary firmware with a port of VIA on top. Also seen such shenanigans from Zouya, Feker, and Ga