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Where are all the 75% ortholinear split keyboards? All the super-duper ergo boards have very few keys and/or a strange layout (like this Djinn). Currently the

by h3mb3 5y ago

Where are all the 75% ortholinear split keyboards? All the super-duper ergo boards have very few keys and/or a strange layout (like this Djinn). Currently the best keyboard for my left forearm's RSI has been Mistel Barocco MD770 [1] but I've recently been aware how the staggering maybe forces the fingers to travel in slightly unnatural ways. These videos [2][3] from Ben Vallack demonstrate this nicely. Thus, I'd like to test an ortholinear one, but with all the normal 75%/tenkeyless board keys in place. I personally don't need to optimize the right hand keys as much so I'm not interested in learning an oherwise crazy new layout just to test out if the ortholinearity helps. And, I really like having the split since keeping two halves of the board further apart helps keeping my posture in control. But this combo seems to be difficult to find. [1] https://www.mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a530b4cf18e76c https://www.mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a5... [2] https://youtu.be/Ho_CFfdsmc8 https://youtu.be/Ho_CFfdsmc8 [3] https://youtu.be/1C2bJkzIaPE https://youtu.be/1C2bJkzIaPE

mleonhard 5y ago
My RSI was mostly solved by switching from a split keyboard to a tenting keyboard (Goldtouch V2 at 30-degree tenting angle) and a vertical mouse (Evoluent). Then it was finally solved by strength training of my back and shoulders (10 sessions of "Body Pump" fitness class and ongoing maintenance). Maybe those things would work for you, too?
Symbiote 5y ago
There are not many. You could try the X-Bows Knight / Nature, although that's still a rearrangement of the right side keys. If you deselect "Traditional" and set the minimum keys to about 78, you'll see how few options there are: https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/ https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/

by h3mb3 5y ago

mleonhard 5y ago

My RSI was mostly solved by switching from a split keyboard to a tenting keyboard (Goldtouch V2 at 30-degree tenting angle) and a vertical mouse (Evoluent). Then it was finally solved by strength training of my back and shoulders (10 sessions of "Body Pump" fitness class and ongoing maintenance). Maybe those things would work for you, too?

Symbiote 5y ago

There are not many. You could try the X-Bows Knight / Nature, although that's still a rearrangement of the right side keys. If you deselect "Traditional" and set the minimum keys to about 78, you'll see how few options there are: https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/ https://aposymbiont.github.io/split-keyboards/