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Has anyone tried TypeMatrix 2030?

• loup-vaillant 16y ago
  I'm using one right now. It's not "mechanical", it's scissor-switch. It's a bit better than plain rubber dome, but you still have to bottom out. The layout on the other hand, is really cool. I can now touch type without twisting my fingers in weird ways. It's more comfortable (even more than a Natural keyboard, actually), and a bit faster than ordinary slanted keyboards. The displacement of some of the keys isn't a big deal. It takes some time to get used to, but makes things a bit better in the long run.
  • Keyframe 16y ago
    I was interested in it's layout. Do you use QWERTY or other layout like Colemak and Dvorak with it?
    • loup-vaillant 16y ago
      The layout of the keyboard doesn't really matter. The Typematrix can send the regular key-codes like any ordinary ANSI keyboard, or it can mix them up so that it acts as a Dvorak keyboard even if the OS is set up on Qwerty. But really, the layout should be set by the OS, not by the keyboard. Personally, I use Bépo: http://bepo.fr http://bepo.fr It's a Dvorak-like layout optimized for French. It works well for English, though (far better than Qwerty, anyway). If your native language isn't English and uses Latin letters, you may want to look for a layout optimized for it.
      • Keyframe 16y ago
        Sorry, I mean staggered vs aligned layout - not actual character layout.