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'm not a fan of backing Kickstarters in general. I've been burned by vaporware too many times. I'd like to see the product fully designed, produced, and reviewed before considering it.
It's an interesting concept, but modularity in keyboards always seems to benefit the company, not the consumer. I think most people get a setup they like and leave it that. And meanwhile, to support the modularity, you have to deal with proprietary software (a red flag on a kickstarter), proprietary add-ons, a lack of repairability, and often compromised stability / points of failure.
That said, it's an interesting idea. I'd be curious to see it's final implementation, given it ever comes out.
I agree with all your points. Honestly, it’s a bit much in my opinion, both in cost and overall design. It’s trying to be minimal but I don’t think it comes off that way.
I won’t be picking one up but was intrigued by the premise of it at least.
I really haven’t found much else out there that mostly ticks the boxes for me aside from the Sofle so that’s probably what I’ll end up going with.