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XYZ Work Board r2

🇨🇦 Canada Released 2026-04-15 USD 144 XYZ Work Board gen 2

AI score low confidence

An Alice-inspired split 40% keyboard kit built for creators, offered as a prebuilt, assembly kit, or PCB kit for flexible remapping and compact desk setups.

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AI score breakdown

scored as keyboards

Build Quality 22%

Latency 16%

Features 12%

Ergonomics 8%

Value 10%

Its biggest strength is features: an Alice-inspired split layout with hot-swap sockets, QMK/VIA plus a 4-layer macro configurator, and on-board memory make it a genuinely capable creator board, while the split ergonomics reduce wrist strain. The biggest weakness is that it's wired-only with a modest polycarbonate-frame kit build, and at a $144 MSRP for a 47-key 40% board the value is only average for the category.

The overall score is the weighted average of these criteria — not a separate judgement. AI-generated scores are not hands-on test results. Percentages show each criterion's weight for this product type.

Scoring details

AI model: claude-opus-5
Generated: 2026-08-25