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Also, Keychron keyboards are way too heavy. Like 1 Model M too heavy. And web-based only flash updating doesn't feel like real ownership. The upside is it's a model that allows exchanging switches. One thing I didn't appreciate was red key caps without black replacements without buying a whole set.
Call me when they make a thinkpad-like trackpoint
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> If this works better for you than a Logitech or Kensington trackball, sweet, use it. But so far all the reviews are like "I've never used a trackball, but this looks cool". Most people never saw a trackball, let alone used it. Mainly because either your PC comes with a mouse, or you use a laptop which comes with a touchpad. Your regular ~$50 sucks because it follows the form factor of a mouse even though you don't…
> Your regular ~$50 sucks because it follows the form factor of a mouse even though you don't have to move it around. I don't understand - between the Kensington Orbit, Kensington TB550, Elecom HUGE, Nulea M505, M511 & M514 and the Micropack V05M - what ergonomic form factors are we missing?
Only the Kensington Orbit is a different form factor. Every single one of the remaining examples follow the mouse form factor, which forces the user to move a hand away from the keyboard to operate a device to the side. Some of your example products even double as a mouse. What exactly don't you understand?
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> Your regular ~$50 sucks because it follows the form factor of a mouse even though you don't have to move it around. I don't understand - between the Kensington Orbit, Kensington TB550, Elecom HUGE, Nulea M505, M511 & M514 and the Micropack V05M - what ergonomic form factors are we missing?
> what ergonomic form factors are we missing? Only the Kensington Orbit is a different form factor. Every single one of the remaining examples follow the mouse form factor, which forces the user to move a hand away from the keyboard to operate a device to the side. Some of your example products even double as a mouse. What exactly don't you understand?