Corne V4.1 Split Keyboard - CHOC LP Version

Using this to type the review. Since the board already has hotswap sockets, it's literally plug-and-play when it comes to preparation.

Pros:

* Keyboard does the job well; haven't encountered any issues with syncing or input delays.

* Really good value considering price

* Super simple set up as the board is pre soldered and hot swappable

* Includes RGB

* Works with Vial software out of the box

* This is the 46 key variant and not the 42 key one.

* Build quality is solid and sturdy. I bought the white color which looks great even without the RGB. But with RGB, it dazzles like a Mantis Shrimp.

More or less as the title says; it's perfect for people who want a split KB but don't want to go through either the hassle of getting the primitives manufactured, or have a lot of cash in their banks to shell and get a prebuilt costing tons. You get the sweet spot here.

Cons:

* My hands are a tad bit larger than average. Would've been perfect if the board was also just a bit larger (say an inch or two). I'll put measurements of this board at the bottom of the review for reference.

* Electromagnetic Interference is known to be an issue with this board: https://github.com/foostan/crkbd?tab=readme-ov-file#notice. This issue's present on this board as well (happened with me). But it's not really a major problem. This is a known issue across multiple Corne vendors.

* No builtin tenting mechanism: you can add your own easily, however.

Measurements:

Length (along the 6-key/button row): 13.7 cm
Width: The keyboard doesn't really have uniform width (as the board's width increases as you go from where your pinky sits towards the thumb), so I'll put three sections instead:

Near pinky finger (3 key/button columns): 6.1cm
Middle/center column of buttons ('topmost' point to the pointed 'peak' immediately down below the same column): 8.6cm
Near where thumb would sit (from corner close to the USB-C socket to the bottommost point on the board): 9.2cm

So it's not really a large board, but you can get the hang of it if you tent, and unless you have very large hands, you'll figure out your comfort spot.

To conclude, this keyboard does absolutely deliver on what it aims for and is a solid investment.