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I am, however, quite interested in low-profile, split Bluetooth keyboards with minimal layouts (like the Ferris - https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris and the Sweep - https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep), and keep hoping someone manufactures one and slims it down to Apple specs...
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I don't build em but I have 6 mech keyboard so far. Just been trying different switches over time per model. 65% gang
I love my 65% but having esc and ` on the same key is annoying.
Being able to fiddle with your keyboard layout is part of the fun of mechanicals, I happen to have this remapped at the OS level, because even on a laptop keyboard (yes I have a physical escape key) it's more convenient 90% of the time to press left Alt than the reach my pinky all the way up into Esc land.
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I bought a split keyboard last year and I honestly don’t think I could go back. My shoulder/chest pain went away. The layers let me almost never leave the home row and I miss it every time I use my laptop keyboard. > I suspect that they are more concerned with aesthetics, which are arguably worse with a split keyboard. Yeah, mine has lots of wires and I miss the minimalistic aesthetic of wireless mini keyboards.
Does it feel intuitive? I'm worried about learning a typing paradigm that isn't accessible everywhere (for eg can't hit both G and H with index if they're in diff sides)
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I bought a split keyboard last year and I honestly don’t think I could go back. My shoulder/chest pain went away. The layers let me almost never leave the home row and I miss it every time I use my laptop keyboard. > I suspect that they are more concerned with aesthetics, which are arguably worse with a split keyboard. Yeah, mine has lots of wires and I miss the minimalistic aesthetic of wireless mini keyboards.
There are wireless split keyboards as well.
why are you guys still use this flawed formfactor? This formfactor is made NOT to be ergonomic but made to fit old computers a la apple 2, commodorre 64 etc. Lowest effort formfactor, lowest common denominator product.
Why not make split keyboard with "angled" keys for best posture / hand comfort ? and also mounting it on your chairs hand rest instead of putting it on your desk ?
Anything smaller than 80% (TKL) feels cramped to me. I wonder if there is an 80% keyboard with qmk and bluetooth support which I don't have to assemble myself, or at least not solder it all. Any recommendations?
Anything smaller than 80% (TKL) feels cramped to me. I wonder if there is an 80% keyboard with qmk and bluetooth support which I don't have to assemble myself, or at least not solder it all. Any recommendations?
Careful, like all good hobbies it's incredibly addictive. I'm building my 8th keyboard this calendar year alone.
Why are people using "building" while all they do is merely assembling?
Why do you go on the internet and ask aggressive questions predicated on a wrong premise? Just out of curiousity.
Anything smaller than 80% (TKL) feels cramped to me. I wonder if there is an 80% keyboard with qmk and bluetooth support which I don't have to assemble myself, or at least not solder it all. Any recommendations?
The days of soldering are far behind us, pretty much everything these days is hot-swappable. It sounds like keychron would be a good fit for you.