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I had to scroll so far to see this comment! Glad to see someone mentioned r/ergomechkeyboards and even the lowpro discord! I was really surprised there wasn't m

I had to scroll so far to see this comment! Glad to see someone mentioned r/ergomechkeyboards and even the lowpro discord! I was really surprised there wasn't more mention of either here since there's much more low-pro / minimal ergo designs out there. I think anybody interested in a low pro, minimal, ergo design, with great build quality should checkout the corneish zen. I'm really happy I got in on the last round and I cant wait for my 3x5 to come in with LDSA caps and the new tactile sunset switches. Darryl at LowProKB is a mad scientist. https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen

ivanjermakov 4y ago
Indeed. By the post title I hoped to see link to something like Ferris Sweep github page with open source PCB and QMK/ZMK configuration. I was disappointed that traction was gained by (subjectively) horrible row-stagger layout on a non-split board without extensive configuration capabilities. Regarding lowprokb's corne it is worth mentioning that $320 for board is a lot in a low profile community. If one capable of soldering board by themself you can get pretty much any layout under $150 (for USB version, BLE MCUs are a little more expensive). Price list would look something like this (shipping included): - $20: x2 ProMicro (type C version exists on Aliexpress) microcontroller - $50: x5 JLCPCB PCB print (you cannot order less than 5 PCBs so you'll have spare parts) - $30: x50 Kailh low profile switch (you might need less that that) - $50: x50 MBK low profile keycaps -~$150: Total, excluding soldering iron and consumables. Often low profile boards are caseless, meaning that PCB is open[0]. [0]: https://ik.imagekit.io/dkptz7znccj/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0304-2-scaled-800x800.jpg https://ik.imagekit.io/dkptz7znccj/wp-content/uploads/2022/0...

ivanjermakov 4y ago

Indeed. By the post title I hoped to see link to something like Ferris Sweep github page with open source PCB and QMK/ZMK configuration. I was disappointed that traction was gained by (subjectively) horrible row-stagger layout on a non-split board without extensive configuration capabilities. Regarding lowprokb's corne it is worth mentioning that $320 for board is a lot in a low profile community. If one capable of soldering board by themself you can get pretty much any layout under $150 (for USB version, BLE MCUs are a little more expensive). Price list would look something like this (shipping included): - $20: x2 ProMicro (type C version exists on Aliexpress) microcontroller - $50: x5 JLCPCB PCB print (you cannot order less than 5 PCBs so you'll have spare parts) - $30: x50 Kailh low profile switch (you might need less that that) - $50: x50 MBK low profile keycaps -~$150: Total, excluding soldering iron and consumables. Often low profile boards are caseless, meaning that PCB is open[0]. [0]: https://ik.imagekit.io/dkptz7znccj/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0304-2-scaled-800x800.jpg https://ik.imagekit.io/dkptz7znccj/wp-content/uploads/2022/0...