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I've used split keyboards for ages, and until recently had a Kinesis Gaming Edge that I really liked and still highly recommend. But what I found was that I was

I've used split keyboards for ages, and until recently had a Kinesis Gaming Edge that I really liked and still highly recommend. But what I found was that I was "freezing" while typing: instead of typing smoothly, it felt like every other sentence I'd pause for a sec and then keep going. After watching Thomas/chyrosran22's keyboard reviews on YouTube and his discussions of why ergo doesn't work for him, I realized why the 'freezing' was occurring: my brain was getting hooked when the key it wanted to hit was on the 'wrong' hand. I switched recently to a Keychron K4 (with about half the switches swapped out) and am now just being more conscientious about keeping my wrists at a natural angle than I am about hitting keys with the right fingers. The result: no more freezing, my wrists are happier than ever, and I feel like my typing has gained 10wpm. I do miss the extra macro keys, though—might have to get a macro pad at some point...

dr_kiszonka 6y ago
That keychron looks so nice! I quite like the color scheme. Have you seen any keyboard with a similar layout to Kinesis Edge but with attachments similar to those that UHK has (https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/product/keycluster https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/product/keycluster). Those more fancy, niche keyboards like Moonlander and UHK seem to offer great configurability, but simply have too few keys for me. My wrists like separate arrows, home, end, page up & down keys and not needing to change layers or press and hold four-key combinations :)
- firstSpeaker 6y ago
  I use UHK. Note that it does not have the modules yet and the reason I switched to this when my previous vessel died was the modules. As far as it goes they are postponing tease of the modules on every release date. I am looking forward to the trackball and the key luster. Although now I am considering waiting for a bunch of reviews to come out before paying for those two modules.
- UHK2 6y ago
  You can change layers with one keypress too. You can configure what will activate the layers: hold or double-click or a simple click.
- UHK2 6y ago
  You can configure what will atcivate the layers: a simple click, double-click or hold. It is possible to change layer also with one keypress.

dr_kiszonka 6y ago

That keychron looks so nice! I quite like the color scheme. Have you seen any keyboard with a similar layout to Kinesis Edge but with attachments similar to those that UHK has (https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/product/keycluster https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/product/keycluster). Those more fancy, niche keyboards like Moonlander and UHK seem to offer great configurability, but simply have too few keys for me. My wrists like separate arrows, home, end, page up & down keys and not needing to change layers or press and hold four-key combinations :)

firstSpeaker 6y ago
I use UHK. Note that it does not have the modules yet and the reason I switched to this when my previous vessel died was the modules. As far as it goes they are postponing tease of the modules on every release date. I am looking forward to the trackball and the key luster. Although now I am considering waiting for a bunch of reviews to come out before paying for those two modules.
UHK2 6y ago
You can change layers with one keypress too. You can configure what will activate the layers: hold or double-click or a simple click.
UHK2 6y ago
You can configure what will atcivate the layers: a simple click, double-click or hold. It is possible to change layer also with one keypress.