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I wish it had a longer interconnecting wire. One issue with normal keyboards is that it forces your shoulders to round forwards. I currently use two normal keyboards side by side, which allows me to type with my chest open.
But i'm not willing to pay that kind of money for a keyboard with cheaper Kailh brown switches and without an option for cherry mx brown.
I do assume they can't make it that much cheaper but for me personally thats just a no go.
I am puzzled why there aren't more split keyboards on the market, they are such a good idea.
Most are horrible. One of the reasons is overlap. Your hands do occasionally hit keys on the other side. You want a pair of 2/3 keyboards, rather than 1/2 keyboards. You /especially/ want a lot of the "special" keys on both sides. Another is key action. You want proper mechanical keys. A third is mounting. That's a problem which hasn't really been figured out. The middle hinge or fixed setup is definitely sub-ideal.…
Most of all keyboards on market are horrible.
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Most are horrible. One of the reasons is overlap. Your hands do occasionally hit keys on the other side. You want a pair of 2/3 keyboards, rather than 1/2 keyboards. You /especially/ want a lot of the "special" keys on both sides. Another is key action. You want proper mechanical keys. A third is mounting. That's a problem which hasn't really been figured out. The middle hinge or fixed setup is definitely sub-ideal.…
I was told by one friend that they made it really hard to use a normal keyboard effectively after a few years. Did you find that?
I was looking forward to this keyboard a few years ago. But i'm not willing to pay that kind of money for a keyboard with cheaper Kailh brown switches and without an option for cherry mx brown. I do assume they can't make it that much cheaper but for me personally thats just a no go.
Summary: Cherry MX supply issues and Kailh matching Cherry quality (in their opinion).
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I wouldn't recommend an ortho keyboard, I've found it takes a lot of time to relearn how to type with not much benefit.
I've loved learning how to use ortho keyboards. They open your brain to new text editing possibilities. Just like how learning Spanish teaches you about English and learning new programming languages teaches you about what's possible with code. They improved my typing accuracy and got rid of my right pinky pain too. I agree that they're not for everyone.
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I wouldn't recommend an ortho keyboard, I've found it takes a lot of time to relearn how to type with not much benefit.
What I noticed is that people who are really good at (properly) touch typing on a staggered keyboard have more difficulties adapting to a linear one. In my example, I type around 80 wpm on a regular keyboard, but I've never learned and used the proper key->finger assignment - I just type how I adapted over the years. So for me there was no trouble switching to proper technique on an ortholinear. I'm not yet nearly as…
https://x-bows.com/products/x-bows-knight-ergonomic-mechanic...
The trackball thumb module is a great idea - being able to mouse without moving my right hand off the keyboard would be ideal (you can buy an actual mouse to use for FPS games if you want that). For anyone who is seeing this and thinking they need to upgrade though, know that you really don't have to spend $300 to get a good-quality ergonomic keyboard. The Goldtouch GTN-0099 can be found in like-new condition for $60…
I'm a long time MS Natural 4000 user. That said, I think the X-Bows Knight keyboard looks interesting. Thumb keys for enter, ctrl and shift. Still has function keys which a lot of these other keyboards don't (and some of us still use). https://x-bows.com/products/x-bows-knight-ergonomic-mechanic...
I almost need a separate little keypad that I can program before I give up the 4000.