ErgoMechKeyboards

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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

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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

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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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What is your recommendation for a Split Ergo Keyboard? (self.ergomechkeyboards)

submitted 1 year ago by DrKosmos to c/ergomechkeyboards

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I Recently found out that my work has a benefit where they give you a couple hundred dollars to improve your health somehow. Gym, massage, Ergo stuff, ect. I want o put it towards an Ergo Mechanical Keyboard.

I have seen LinusTechTip's video on the Moonlander and I think it is for me (love the white, ortho linear, and split). But are there other things you folks would recommend that I check out?

Thank you for your time!

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[–] ink_black_night 4 points 1 year ago

Are you using now a full size keyboard?

I tried a redox to begin with and lt was too steep as a learning curve. I was already touch typing and with the keys in weird places + no longer be able to use my cheats feom the row stagger was horrible.

You can get some benefits from switching to a 65% with split space bar to learn how to use layers and so while keeping most of your muscle memory.

Then start investigating what people use layers for and add a couple to your 65%.

Finally, once you have mastered that, you can start reducing the number of keys and thunk of switching to a small keyboard.

Either 42 or 36 keys is what most people end up with (think corne, sweep, etc)

I did full QWERTY> nibble > choctopus44, and now thinking of something smaller with integrated pointing device