My filterable gallery of split keyboards is here, should anyone want a quick overview of the range of keyboards that are available. https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/
Nice page. Perhaps you could add a filter for ANSI/ISO key layout?
ErgodoxE EZ – an ergonomic keyboard with open source firmware
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#152If you’re interested in ergo, I recommend visiting the ergo keyboard comparison tool [1] to get a sense of how deep this rabbit hole goes. And you can now use YAML to prototype custom layouts via Ergogen [2]. [1] https://jhelvy.shinyapps.io/splitkbcompare/ [2] https://ergogen.cache.works/
I wish there was a showroom or something I could visit to try them all out and see what fits my hands. I don't mind dropping $300 on a keyboard once, but I don't want to buy 10 different keyboards just to try them and then have to sell the ones I don't want.
Right. It is strange that there are no good keyboard shops at least in major cities. There are so many parameters involved in finding the right keyboard, testing is so important here.
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#153I bought a Moonlander last year, and this year built a Corne for work... despite the limitations, it is so much nicer than the horrendous macbook air keyboard I get.
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#154While not a split, two-piece keyboard, I opted for the Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard. It has the cupped wells that follow your finger lengths in 2 axes, and you don't have to fuss with two pieces, tenting, and adjustments. I can put it in my lap and it still works as well as at my desk. It is a bit big, but not as much as the photos I first viewed before buying it, and it is very light. The firmware is on the keyboard, so need to setup your computer to use it. Plug and play with multiple computers. The Moon Lander looks spectacular, and their marketing is more polished, but the Kinesis is my favorite.
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#155A couple thoughts. I've had an ErgoDox for almost 9 years. I wrote my thoughts after a year here [0]. I use the Norman layout which I'm generally pleased with but don't know if the finger travel buys you that much. More important to me had been leveraging both thumbs to hit commonly used keys and modifiers. In the last week, I was made aware of the miryoku layout and made a Norman version. (Prior to COVID-19, I trave…
I had the Gergo, the slightly leaner version of the Gergoplex (until the USB started malfunctionaing, now I use my Atreus while the new Model 100 arrives) and except for, well, it not working that well now (and I hate soldering, so unlikely to fix it any time soon myself) it was an awesome keyboard. I have recommended it to many people.
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#156My problem with all Ergodox-style keyboard is that they're missing a row of keys.
I love my Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge. It's roughly the same as the Kinesis Freestyle Pro, but the wrist pads are orders of magnitude better (the Pro has horribly scratchy foam-style wrist pads, which makes icky noises, #misophonia). Thankfully you can turn off the RGB garbage.
Re: ErgodoxE EZ – an ergonomic keyboard with open source firmware
#157A couple thoughts. I've had an ErgoDox for almost 9 years. I wrote my thoughts after a year here [0]. I use the Norman layout which I'm generally pleased with but don't know if the finger travel buys you that much. More important to me had been leveraging both thumbs to hit commonly used keys and modifiers. In the last week, I was made aware of the miryoku layout and made a Norman version. (Prior to COVID-19, I trave…
I own the Kinesis Advantage 2, but the Kinesis 360 seems to be the final culmination of what all the other keyboards are trying to do. I almost considered buying one, when I realized my Advantage 2 is good enough for me in terms of how it is set, and the fact I can put it in my lap and still type without a table kept me from upgrading.
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#158My filterable gallery of split keyboards is here, should anyone want a quick overview of the range of keyboards that are available. https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/
Just a heads-up, missing a few; https://golem.hu/boards/ seems to be a bit more complete.
I would love to see a split or ergonomic board with electrocapacitive rubber dome switches. I can't go back to the way mechanical feels, but would appreciate some ergonomics.
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#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just a heads-up, missing a few; https://golem.hu/boards/ seems to be a bit more complete.
I would love to see a split or ergonomic board with electrocapacitive rubber dome switches. I can't go back to the way mechanical feels, but would appreciate some ergonomics.
I have a Corne with purple Kailh Chocs for traveling, technically mechanical but they’re scissor switches so it feels like typing on a laptop if that’s the kind of experience you’re looking for
Re: ErgodoxE EZ – an ergonomic keyboard with open source firmware
#160My filterable gallery of split keyboards is here, should anyone want a quick overview of the range of keyboards that are available. https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/
Wow. This is really great work!