Waterfowl R2 Kit - GB Extras

Very nice board. The rotary encoders feel great. This was my first PCB board, and I was surprised by how quick it was to build (compared to a hand wire). I would say it's on the pricey side for what you get, but I'm very happy with it. The stagger and layout are perfect for my hands, and it feels very comfortable

As the kit contains alle the encoders, rollers, top/bottom plate and lcd screens, which may be part of the build, it is a nice, hasslefree experience at a fair price. The keyboard itsself is great and im really happy that it is made available as a kit.

The kit included everything necessary and arrived in great condition! One component was missing upon arrival (roller encoders), but the team dispatched the missing component as soon as I informed about it, so huge props for that!

While ordering, the store mentioned that the Waterfowl R2 has a black variant, but there was no way of actually ordering that black version of it so that part was a little confusing. I am quite happy with the white R2.

All the components came in securely packaged and had no visible damage. All components fit the circuit board perfectly and there were no issues during assembly whatsoever - I followed the official waterfowl assembly tutorial.

After the assembly, you end up with some spare parts (like screws and 4 hot-swap sockets, which is very nice). If I had to suggest something, it would be to throw in some extra diodes just in case, since there were exactly 40 of those and that's a component where 1 might get lost or might need to be resoldered.

All in all, solid kit and solid service! Very happy with my new waterfowl split keyboard!