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I used to own IBM model M when I was 15 and I was very happy to throw it away and buy an ordinal keyboard when they appeared in Russia. Being a part of "keyboar
by achikin 9y ago
I used to own IBM model M when I was 15 and I was very happy to throw it away and buy an ordinal keyboard when they appeared in Russia. Being a part of "keyboard cult" for several years, I owned several "ergonomic" keyboards including Ergodox(which I have sold several days ago) and can say that it's a hype. Laptop keyboards are good enough for touch typing. Two things I'd like to have - non-staggered layout and split groups for each hand. Everything else above this does not add any usability at all.
- porker 9y agoInteresting feedback, as I have been considering an Ergodox. All I want is a split keyboard with 10+cm between the two sides, but the build quality of split normal keyboards (like Goldtouch, Kinesis Freestyle 2, Matias Ergo Pro) is shocking. I don't want something zany or a 60% keyboard (I like arrow keys, dedicated page up/down, home/end and function keys) but... the choices aren't there.
- achikin 9y agoI damaged my wrists a while ago so I'm very sensitive to the wrong wrist position. Unfortunately, I could not position Ergodox so doesn't cause me wrist pain. Also I find the travel distance of mechanical keys way too long. Otherwise Ergodox is one of the best keyboards in terms of layout and customizability. You can try Microsoft Sculpt. Not the latest version with numpad, but a previous version. It is split, has good enough scissor switches and has the best wrist support on the market which is built in the keyboard.