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ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by SamSkjord »

fernandotakai wrote: post #11
kbknapp wrote: post #2

My wife isn't going to be happy about this... I have an ErgoDox EZ at home, and a Moonlander for work. I absolutely love these keyboards. They have played a significant role in reducing pain I experience from arthritis.

how's the moonlander btw? i'm thinking about getting one specifically for work.

steep learning curve if you've never used a split\ortho board but once you learn how to type again (couple of weeks for me), other than that my wrist pain is now gone! only real downside is people asking why I have a pair of glowing oven gloves on my desk

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by krzyk »

bsnnkv wrote: post #19

I have quite a few of these sorts of keyboards, including the Ergodox EZ. I think for generalist usage they can be adapted to pretty easily, but as a developer, the lack of dedicated keys for [, ] and ' is an insurmountable obstacle for me. Those keys are in my opinion perfectly placed on regular keyboards and no amount of layering, tap dancing or anything else will ever come close. Please somebody just make a split…

and lack of F1-F12 is a show stopper for me, I use them in my IDE.

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by 7839284023 »

shivekkhurana wrote: post #14

If anyone from ZSA is here, please make wireless keyboards. I’m rocking an Ergodox for the past few years. It’s worth every penny, but I cannot carry it around with all the cables.

I don't think they will or at least not with QMK running in the background. They would need to switch to ZMK first in my opinion.

See this comment chain: https://old.reddit.com/r/olkb/comments/s95y98/is_bluetooth_w...

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by rgoulter »

krzyk wrote: post #23
bsnnkv wrote: post #19

I have quite a few of these sorts of keyboards, including the Ergodox EZ. I think for generalist usage they can be adapted to pretty easily, but as a developer, the lack of dedicated keys for [, ] and ' is an insurmountable obstacle for me. Those keys are in my opinion perfectly placed on regular keyboards and no amount of layering, tap dancing or anything else will ever come close. Please somebody just make a split…

and lack of F1-F12 is a show stopper for me, I use them in my IDE.

These small keyboards trade-off the benefit of "bring all the keys within easy reach of the hands" at the cost of a more complicated layout.

The intent is "be able to press F1-F12 without having to move hands so far from home row"; it's not "I want a smaller keyboard and don't need F1-F12".

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by yeahboats »

Only two thumb keys seems like it could be a pain. I don't love trying to figure out the timing delays for tap vs hold. After a long search I settled on the Hillside 46 [1][2] which has 4 thumb keys and a splayed layout. Also choc spacing, as I didn't love the gaps between choc keycaps with mx spacing. Not sure why, as the macbook pro keyboard doesn't seem to give me any problems.

I like the all the case options and mods available to the ZSA keyboards. The biggest problem with building your own I feel is the cost of getting a nice, solid feeling case.

[1] https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside/tree/main/hillside46 [2] https://i.imgur.com/i0VkWG1.jpeg

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by uncletaco »

bsnnkv wrote: post #19

I have quite a few of these sorts of keyboards, including the Ergodox EZ. I think for generalist usage they can be adapted to pretty easily, but as a developer, the lack of dedicated keys for [, ] and ' is an insurmountable obstacle for me. Those keys are in my opinion perfectly placed on regular keyboards and no amount of layering, tap dancing or anything else will ever come close. Please somebody just make a split…

I always swap out the semicolon for the apostrophe because I honestly don’t think that key gets enough play to have its position on the home row.

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by ModernMech »

fimdomeio wrote: post #4

What's with the gradient/rainbow led trend? Is it just me that don't have the necessary cultural references to find it appealing? To me I immediately associate it with an unprofessional, cheap look.

It's supposed to show that all colors are supported. You can program it to what you like.

Re: ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard

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Post by ModernMech »

kbknapp wrote: post #2

My wife isn't going to be happy about this... I have an ErgoDox EZ at home, and a Moonlander for work. I absolutely love these keyboards. They have played a significant role in reducing pain I experience from arthritis.

Lead with the pain reducing angle. Tell her it's better to be addicted to keyboards than painkillers!
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