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I am on the fence about this one, care to push me over? (I already have the Ez)
by oskardenandre 6y ago
I am on the fence about this one, care to push me over? (I already have the Ez)
- dhruvmittal 6y agoI just learned about this last night, and was really considering it. One thing that I wasn't sure about is the size-- I already love the ergodox I've been using for the last 6 years, and reddit says the moonlander is much smaller feeling.
- oskardenandre 6y agoHuh, smaller could be better. I have huge hands but do not utlize a lot of keys on the Ez: I basically use home row and the big buttons in the thumb cluster ...
- komali2 6y agoFunny, that makes it more attractive to me. I liked my coworker's ergodoz but it was such a monster I didn't want it on my desk.
- mcpeepants 6y agoI highly recommend the Lily58 if you like something approaching a 60% in terms of available keys, but in a small form factor.
- bbojan 6y agoIf you have smaller hands, consider a Kyria. I use an Ergodox EZ and while I'm generally happy with it, it's quite difficult for my thumbs to reach all but the first key in the thumb cluster.
- simias 6y agoI've had an Ez for years and I'm typing this on my brand new Moonlander. I think it's nice, but I don't think it's that much of an upgrade over the Ez. The new thumb cluster is a bit better than the EZ IMO, but it's not a complete win because of the hinge that creates a pretty wide gap between the main board and the thumb cluster. I don't regret my purchase but if I were you I'd wait for something a bit more consequential, maybe a Moonlander Mk2. Or a more drastically different keyboard, like a manuform or a kyria for instance.
- sendhilp 6y agoI was going to buy an EZ myself but went with the Moonlander because of the smaller size as it felt counter productive to have a split keyboard for ergonomics but have my hands hurt because they keep stretching to reach the thumb cluster.