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Absolutely phenomenal keyboard choice, too. If you haven't tried an ortholinear keyboard, get thee to Drop.com and get a Preonic.

nickstinemates 4y ago
Ortho keyboards are awesome, and the Preonic is very easy to assemble. It took me some commitment to be able to type on one effectively - and then swapping back to a normal layout was frustrating, but after a while you can swap between both without much of a hassle. I like them both for different applications, but also I just like changing things up sometimes.
- rpmisms 4y ago
  I always cycle out my keyboards. I alternate between using a Planck with Boba U4Ts, a Preonic with Halo Trues, and the Macbook keyboard. I'm adding a Nyquist to that list soon, just need to decide if I want to use Bobagums/NK_Silk/NK_Cream or fully commit and make some Holy Bobas. It's a really nice way to add variety to the relative monotony of my day-to-day, and my carpal tunnel has seriously improved.
  - nickstinemates 4y ago
    I tend to stick to linear switches. I think I've tried them all (all of the popular and semi-popular ones, anyway, not necessarily the random japanese ones) - most of my keyboards have them. I also like different styles/layouts like Alice, Splits, Ortho's, and more standard. My fav is a 40% alice. I usually have different keyboards for different types of activities, or games. I like playing Path of Exile on an Ortho as an example. But World of Warcraft I play on a larger keyboard, 65%. Programming is alltogether different, where general web browsing/forum commenting/twitter I am not so picky.
breakingcups 4y ago
What is the advantage of a keyboard like that?
- rpmisms 4y ago
  It's compact, more ergonomic, easier to touch-type on (no need to remember offsets), and it looks really really cool. If you were pitching it to a VC, you'd call it KBRD, pronounced "Awesome"

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Absolutely phenomenal keyboard choice, too. If you haven't tried an ortholinear keyboard, get thee to Drop.com and get a Preonic.

by rpmisms 4y ago

nickstinemates 4y ago
Ortho keyboards are awesome, and the Preonic is very easy to assemble. It took me some commitment to be able to type on one effectively - and then swapping back to a normal layout was frustrating, but after a while you can swap between both without much of a hassle. I like them both for different applications, but also I just like changing things up sometimes.
- rpmisms 4y ago
  I always cycle out my keyboards. I alternate between using a Planck with Boba U4Ts, a Preonic with Halo Trues, and the Macbook keyboard. I'm adding a Nyquist to that list soon, just need to decide if I want to use Bobagums/NK_Silk/NK_Cream or fully commit and make some Holy Bobas. It's a really nice way to add variety to the relative monotony of my day-to-day, and my carpal tunnel has seriously improved.
  - nickstinemates 4y ago
    I tend to stick to linear switches. I think I've tried them all (all of the popular and semi-popular ones, anyway, not necessarily the random japanese ones) - most of my keyboards have them. I also like different styles/layouts like Alice, Splits, Ortho's, and more standard. My fav is a 40% alice. I usually have different keyboards for different types of activities, or games. I like playing Path of Exile on an Ortho as an example. But World of Warcraft I play on a larger keyboard, 65%. Programming is alltogether different, where general web browsing/forum commenting/twitter I am not so picky.
breakingcups 4y ago
What is the advantage of a keyboard like that?
- rpmisms 4y ago
  It's compact, more ergonomic, easier to touch-type on (no need to remember offsets), and it looks really really cool. If you were pitching it to a VC, you'd call it KBRD, pronounced "Awesome"