Hi, there is a community just for Ergo Mech over at lemmy.world - ErgoMechKeyboards
Mechanical Keyboards
Are you addicted to the clicking sounds of your beautiful and impressive mechanical keyboard?
If so, this community is for you!
Here you can discuss everything about mechanical keyboards (and only mechanical keyboards).
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Thanks! I tried to find one yesterday but the result was empty.
I'll check that one.
For whatever reason, the "c" in that link needed to be switched with "m" for it to work: https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]
Guess it's kbin.social that uses /m for communities - for lemmy servers I belive it's /c
Yeah, if it's on a Kbin instance they're called magazines, not communities. Honestly I find Kbin weird because it tries to mix two different organization styles, but whatever. So, for that user it uses an m even though it's originally a Lemmy instance.
For what it’s worth I have a Sofle keyboard, that’s a diy ergo split. And it’s a lot cheaper than a moonlander (especially if you already have keycaps and switches). Also it’s QMK so you can customise the layout to your hearts content. I really enjoy it. Very nice to use. The Sofle v2 looks to have a slightly more convenient thumb/mod key row, but I couldn’t get it with choc switches at the time, which I wanted.
If I had to pick between those 3, I would probably go with the Glove80. I've just really liked that board since the guy that made it first posted early pics.
If you can solder and are willing to go with a smaller thumb cluster, look into a Sofie or Lily58 kit. That would be cheaper by far but I get why someone wouldn't want to go that route too.
The lack of keys is what makes my Moonlander feel that much better on my hands from an RSI perspective. Getting used to the lack of keys is what made it hard to deal with at first, but now, I wouldn't do it any other way.
I have the Moonlander as my first and only ergo board (so far). I like it a lot, especially since it’s not an extreme departure from normal keyboards. I don’t go crazy with layers, but people have published Moonlander configurations that may help you solve the issue of not enough keys.
If you like the Kinesis layout but want more customization, the ergodox is a classic. There are options to purchase one fully built or you can build your own. I've been daily driving an original ergodox since 2014 and it's really helped with managing RSI.