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There's even Keycon https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98877.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98877.0 If you want to see the full range and get a sense

There's even Keycon https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98877.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98877.0 If you want to see the full range and get a sense of what this is about: https://old.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ https://old.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/ 1.6K seems a bit steep. You can find most kits in the low 00s However mechanical keyboards are popular with gamers and more about collectibles / art than anything, so price becomes less relevant. If you're after ergonomics and efficiency Keyboard.io and Ergodox offer decently priced pre built split keyboards. I personally find the keyboard.io camera mount genius - take a look at a few setups here https://community.keyboard.io/t/what-does-your-rsi-helping-setup-look-like/1603/29 https://community.keyboard.io/t/what-does-your-rsi-helping-s... More resources: https://unikeyboard.io https://unikeyboard.io https://clueboard.co/ https://clueboard.co/ https://www.dygma.com/raise/ https://www.dygma.com/raise/

cestith 7y ago
My Keyboard.io Model 1s are still my two favorite keyboards. I backed them on KickStarter and I'm glad I did. I'll still point out this article to Jesse and Kaia to make sure they're mindful of the option for future models.
- dmix 7y ago
  The example on https://keyboard.io https://keyboard.io using RGB looks so tacky. Why mix light coloured wood with a rainbow RGB look? A simple vintage or black keyset would be more than sufficient. A big part of mech keyboards are they designs and sadly both keyboard.io and Ergodox aren't the prettiest. I'm curious why there's no companies producing economic split keyboards at scale and with a clean look. Edit: the link above to https://www.dygma.com https://www.dygma.com looks nice and simple, closer to what I'm looking for. Although it's still bought into the annoying RGB-everything trend.
  - cestith 7y ago
    The lights have several preset modes. That picture is just one of them. Some of them are single color. Some "breathe". The board is also microcontroller powered and runs an open source OS that takes modular plugins. You could set your own static or dynamic lighting pattern. I goes you could also paint or stain the case if you wanted.
mileycyrusXOXO 7y ago
I ordered a keyboard.io and ended up returning it because it felt so cheap. A lot of the switches are angled poorly and they key caps are too large for the switches. This results in your finger not pressing the switch straight down or directly in the center. This made every key press need a different amount of force to actuate. The keycaps were custom made for the layout. They felt like they picked the cheapest possible plastic which resulted in them having a lot of play. But since they were custom there was no hope of replacing them. The board was also very "hollow" so it the keys just drummed, rattled and echoed about when typing instead of just resounding a punctual click. Also, the thing is so massive. It takes up sooo much space. They have their own firmware instead of just leveraging something that already exists like QMK. Which is fine for the most part, but I prefer to have all my keyboards running the same firmware. TL;DR It's a $400 keyboard that feels worse than a $60 keyboard.

cestith 7y ago

My Keyboard.io Model 1s are still my two favorite keyboards. I backed them on KickStarter and I'm glad I did. I'll still point out this article to Jesse and Kaia to make sure they're mindful of the option for future models.

dmix 7y ago
The example on https://keyboard.io https://keyboard.io using RGB looks so tacky. Why mix light coloured wood with a rainbow RGB look? A simple vintage or black keyset would be more than sufficient. A big part of mech keyboards are they designs and sadly both keyboard.io and Ergodox aren't the prettiest. I'm curious why there's no companies producing economic split keyboards at scale and with a clean look. Edit: the link above to https://www.dygma.com https://www.dygma.com looks nice and simple, closer to what I'm looking for. Although it's still bought into the annoying RGB-everything trend.
- cestith 7y ago
  The lights have several preset modes. That picture is just one of them. Some of them are single color. Some "breathe". The board is also microcontroller powered and runs an open source OS that takes modular plugins. You could set your own static or dynamic lighting pattern. I goes you could also paint or stain the case if you wanted.

mileycyrusXOXO 7y ago

I ordered a keyboard.io and ended up returning it because it felt so cheap. A lot of the switches are angled poorly and they key caps are too large for the switches. This results in your finger not pressing the switch straight down or directly in the center. This made every key press need a different amount of force to actuate. The keycaps were custom made for the layout. They felt like they picked the cheapest possible plastic which resulted in them having a lot of play. But since they were custom there was no hope of replacing them. The board was also very "hollow" so it the keys just drummed, rattled and echoed about when typing instead of just resounding a punctual click. Also, the thing is so massive. It takes up sooo much space. They have their own firmware instead of just leveraging something that already exists like QMK. Which is fine for the most part, but I prefer to have all my keyboards running the same firmware. TL;DR It's a $400 keyboard that feels worse than a $60 keyboard.