I mean, I'm interested in buying one - but we really need the security in the processes set up on /r/mechmarket to do it right. Or via one of the Discord communities.
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2023
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Surprised you’re struggling to reach stuff - the stagger on a moonlander is pretty subtle.
Have you tried angling them inwards relative to your desk?
The subtleness is what makes reaching hard. Top pinky is basically unreachable without moving your entire hand and/or wrist.
I don’t find that surprising, the Moonlander only had very small pinky column stagger, so the upper pinky key is hard to reach (Q in QWERTY). You either need more aggressive stagger or a contoured keyboard with a raised pinky column.
Where are you at? I have $40 free right now.