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Anybody have a keyboardio to compare against?

• thraxil 8y ago
  I have a Keyboardio Model 01. I haven't tried the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard so I can't compare directly. From looking at it: * Keyboardio has vertical key columns rather than the staggered ones on regular layouts like the UHK. That took some adjustment, but is much nicer once you're used to it. * The thumb keys layout on the Keyboardio has clearly had a lot of thought put into it. When I got it, I expected that I'd hate it and remap a lot of them, but it really works very nicely. The modifier keys on the UHK look much harder to hit without some awkward stretching. Hard to say without actually trying it though. * I do like the Thinkpad style trackpoint module. I'd love to have something like that on the Keyboardio. It does have a mouse layer, but it's hard to use and I mostly forget that it exists. Overall, I absolutely love my Keyboardio. The sculpted keycaps, thumb key layout, palm keys and overall feel are extraordinary. Every detail is really aimed at maximum ergonomics and long term comfort. The biggest issue that I have with it is that it kind of spoils you for other keyboards. It's a little big and bulky, so if I'm travelling, I have to choose between lugging it around with me or suffering with a regular laptop keyboard for a while. It also took me a solid month of deliberate practice to really adjust to the Keyboardio layout when I first got it. The UHK looks like it might be easier to switch back and forth between it and a normal keyboard.