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The Dactyl looks tempting now...
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I had the same feeling; I've been using the Microsoft Ergonomic keyboards for what feels like the past 10-15 years now: http://xahlee.info/kbd/microsoft_ergonomic_keyboard.html Every time I change job I bring my own with me, or persuade the company to buy me one. I did experiment with an actually-split keyboard back in the late 90s; two pieces joined by a short cable, but it was really difficult to use and so I gave…
I did the same at every job for the last decade - either work buys an Ergo 4000 or I buy an Ergo 4000 and clear it with IT (honestly that was one place, I did it out of courtesy, I just took the new sealed in box to where IT sat and asked "ok if I use this?" and they said sure). These days I'm WFH forever and can use whatever the hell I want (work issues a stipend for hardware). The Ergo 4000 is such a large part of…
I am up past my bedtime typing on hacker news just to mega-disagree about the goldtouch keyboard, of which I own multiple and have used exclusively for over 10 years to manage serious RSI which has left me debilitated at times and will probably never resolve fully. The goldtouch is a fantastic ergonomic keyboard. I’m sure others are just as good or better and didn’t object to the authors criticisms until s/he suggest…
FWIW, I absolutely love the kinesis. I have 2 pairs and the older one is 4+ years old.
It helped me hugely with RSI around my wrist and fingers.
The other thing which really helped was classic strength training at a gym :-)
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I did the same at every job for the last decade - either work buys an Ergo 4000 or I buy an Ergo 4000 and clear it with IT (honestly that was one place, I did it out of courtesy, I just took the new sealed in box to where IT sat and asked "ok if I use this?" and they said sure). These days I'm WFH forever and can use whatever the hell I want (work issues a stipend for hardware). The Ergo 4000 is such a large part of…
They have been discontinued. Also i've had a few degrade after a few years and one died of water damage. If only they had nice switches...
Then my strategic keyboard reserve is about to be useful.
Based on current MTBF I'll be buying USB-K adapters for these in my senility.
I am up past my bedtime typing on hacker news just to mega-disagree about the goldtouch keyboard, of which I own multiple and have used exclusively for over 10 years to manage serious RSI which has left me debilitated at times and will probably never resolve fully. The goldtouch is a fantastic ergonomic keyboard. I’m sure others are just as good or better and didn’t object to the authors criticisms until s/he suggest…
A search for "best ergonomic keyboard" or similar returns articles from the New York Times, Forbes, etc [3]. These usually cover mass-produced rubber-dome ergonomic keyboards – the Microsoft Sculpt, Goldtouch, and so on. I didn't feel any need to duplicate this, though I will reconsider.
This site shows mechanical split keyboards. Some of these are under the "mass produced" filter: the Kinesis and Ergodox etc. The intention is to show options your IT department should be willing to buy. It's not in any way intended to demean these products!
[1] https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards
[2] http://xahlee.info/kbd/goldtouch_adjustable_keyboard.html
[3a] https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2020/07...
[3b] https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/comfortable-ergo-...
https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards
It was also featured in HN here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25922698
It appears to have extra keyboards.
However several are not properly tagged because they were missing when I used the filters.
This initially made me think the gallery was incomplete before I realized it is a fork of the other gallery.
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What you need, and I’m pretty sure this is a serious suggestion, is a pair of identical 60% keyboards. It might just work wonderfully.
I wish this worked. I tried it. The problem is pressing shift only modifies the keyboard that it is pressed on.
Alt doesn't seem to work though.
Anybody have the moonlander and enjoy it? I currently have an ergodox infinity, and want something I can swap to Kailh Choc White switches. The layout and programming seems perfect for me, though I'm disappointing that it's still wired.
I've also been enjoying the Moonlander. I was hesitant about the layout, but spilling liquid on my Kinesis Edge and damaging one of the switches forced my hand. The first few weeks were slow going (I dropped from 140wpm to 50-60), but I adapted fast enough. I haven't measured in a while, but I feel like I'm fully back to speed. I love the customizability - I started with a layout that was influenced by 3 or 4 other p…
Cool site. I didn't notice this much selection last year. I just ended buying a Kinesis Advantage 2. I'm very happy with the advantage 2. I'm curious about boards with smaller keys, more compact layout, or extra keys in the same space. The advantage 2 gives you easy access to the arrow keys with no loss of access to other keys. Eliminates the whole efficient arrow usage problem, or gives you more keys for commands if…
No love for the Alice and it's loving clones?
Is there somewhere to buy it, or is it discontinued / one off group buy? I've linked it to here for the moment: https://www.taehatypes.com/alice