ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Rules
Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
No Spam
No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.
No Buy/Sell/Trade
This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.
Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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I swapped to a moonlander a few months ago, and though I love it I still haven't gotten used to it yet. I also have small hands and I feel like i can't quite reach well enough to type properly, but maybe you'll have more luck
Do you mean getting used to in the sense of it having columnar keys/typing speed or pain/discomfort?
I'm still not used go the columnar keys and it being split, it takes a lot of mental effort for me to keep track of which half has which keys. It's very comfortable to type on, I probably just need more practice on it than I've had time for.
Some of the videos I watched involved them doing typing training to get used to columnar layout. I'm sure it's a learning curve.
Hope you can get used to it soon!
Me too! I just need to use it more but I'm hardly at my computer these days. It's great for gaming though, just being able to use the left half and shove the right in a corner and have more mouse space than I know what to do with.