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There is a lot of hype on this thread about the Moonlander keyboard. The hype is real. The author has a neat hack, but seriously, just get yourself a split ke

There is a lot of hype on this thread about the Moonlander keyboard. The hype is real. The author has a neat hack, but seriously, just get yourself a split keyboard that supports the QMK firmware, customize the crap out of it, and your hands will thank you forever.

jagger27 5y ago
I wish I could buy the Moonlander without switches and keycaps. I already have both.
- ashton314 5y ago
  That would be nice. They explain why they don’t do that here: https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/faq https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/faq That being said, their support and product are absolutely excellent—might be worth it anyway
  - jagger27 5y ago
    That is somewhat of a good point about testing, but I’m not 100% convinced. The PCB itself should have already been tested at the factory, which should be sufficient for someone like me who’s ordering it without switches. The purpose of testing the switches how they’re doing it is to ensure that the pins weren’t bent upon insertion and the switches themselves. Neither of those things apply in my case. Other companies sell plenty of DIY hot swap board kits without switches pre installed, so they must have a reliable and cheap way of testing the hot swap sockets themselves (something the PCB factory may or may not do, not sure).
Gigachad 5y ago
I wish someone would make a wireless split keyboard. I have the ergodox but I ended up replacing it with the logitech mx keys because I was sick of having cables all over my desk and having to unplug the thing every time I switch between my desktop and laptop.
- ashton314 5y ago
  You can definitely build your own. I think one hurdle is that the ZMK firmware (like QMK, but supports Bluetooth) is a little immature. (I could be very wrong.) I’ve seen plenty in r/ergomechkeyboards. If someone made a wireless Moonlander, insta-buy from me!
- outworlder 5y ago
  > I wish someone would make a wireless split keyboard. You mean like the Freestyle Blue? https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-blue-pc/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-blue-pc/ You can also get USB switch. They won't solve the cable issue, but you won't have to keep plugging/unplugging stuff.
  - Gigachad 5y ago
    Interesting product. Little bit ugly but it does seem to be what I wanted. I actually had a usb switch setup going on but the problem was I had cables everywhere and still had to plug everything in to the laptop. Now I just plug in power and video and the rest is just wireless.

jagger27 5y ago

I wish I could buy the Moonlander without switches and keycaps. I already have both.

ashton314 5y ago
That would be nice. They explain why they don’t do that here: https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/faq https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/faq That being said, their support and product are absolutely excellent—might be worth it anyway
- jagger27 5y ago
  That is somewhat of a good point about testing, but I’m not 100% convinced. The PCB itself should have already been tested at the factory, which should be sufficient for someone like me who’s ordering it without switches. The purpose of testing the switches how they’re doing it is to ensure that the pins weren’t bent upon insertion and the switches themselves. Neither of those things apply in my case. Other companies sell plenty of DIY hot swap board kits without switches pre installed, so they must have a reliable and cheap way of testing the hot swap sockets themselves (something the PCB factory may or may not do, not sure).

Gigachad 5y ago

I wish someone would make a wireless split keyboard. I have the ergodox but I ended up replacing it with the logitech mx keys because I was sick of having cables all over my desk and having to unplug the thing every time I switch between my desktop and laptop.

ashton314 5y ago
You can definitely build your own. I think one hurdle is that the ZMK firmware (like QMK, but supports Bluetooth) is a little immature. (I could be very wrong.) I’ve seen plenty in r/ergomechkeyboards. If someone made a wireless Moonlander, insta-buy from me!
outworlder 5y ago
> I wish someone would make a wireless split keyboard. You mean like the Freestyle Blue? https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-blue-pc/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-blue-pc/ You can also get USB switch. They won't solve the cable issue, but you won't have to keep plugging/unplugging stuff.
- Gigachad 5y ago
  Interesting product. Little bit ugly but it does seem to be what I wanted. I actually had a usb switch setup going on but the problem was I had cables everywhere and still had to plug everything in to the laptop. Now I just plug in power and video and the rest is just wireless.