Lofree Flow: Mechanical keyboard shows excellent typing feel with weaknesses in detail in a short test

ANSI only, no ISO or QWERTY

The keyboard is only offered with an ANSI layout. Users who are used to an ISO layout will probably miss the larger Enter key, the Alt Gr key as well as the <> key next to the left shift key, although the latter is much larger. Only a QWERTY layout is offered by default, but since the keycaps can be swapped, it can at least be partially adapted to QWERTY. As usual, the QWERTY layout can be converted via software, but in this case many of the labels on the keycaps are no longer correct.

Lofree promises a battery life of 40 hours when used via Bluetooth, the runtime depends mainly on the use of the RGB lighting and the white keyboard illumination. During the test period, the keyboard’s runtime could not be verified under standardized conditions, but one charge could only last around two extended workdays without RGB lighting, with the keyboard lighting activated at maximum brightness. Those who do not want to completely do without the lighting will therefore have to recharge the keyboard several times a week.

To open the keyboard for possible repairs, it is sufficient to remove the eleven screws around the frame and then take off the base plate. Users then have direct access to the battery, the small PCB with the USB-C port and the keyboard’s mainboard. In our review sample, the cable connecting the USB-C port to the motherboard was not connected, so the keyboard could not be turned on – a quality control issue that can at least be fixed relatively easily.