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I love split keyboards but had to return this one because after using it for a week my brain was still unable to adapt to the different key placements.

sand500 4y ago
Maybe try the kinesis freestyle edge. More or less keeps the traditional key layout but it is split. I love mine.
bioemerl 4y ago
A week isn't quite long enough. I think it was about a month before I got proficient, and you have to unlearn some bad typing form, like typing Cs with your index finger. If you (meaning you speak to onlookers more than you here OP) want a more radical split, buy a dactyl manuform. They're tough to get, but worth it.
- ledauphin 4y ago
  agreed, it took me about a month as well. the result is that I now absolutely hate the experience of typing on non-columnar layouts...
- Cu3PO42 4y ago
  Anecdotally it only took me a day to get used to the columnar layout. Getting used to other changes such as the position of modifiers,backspace, etc was much harder for me, personally.
laerus 4y ago
This was never an issue for me. In fact I like to change the key bindings so often like emacs users like to tweak their config (I used to do that too but there is no time for so much customization in my life). I've made so many radically changes in the last year that I think my brain got used to the constant changing and I now gain muscle memory faster. I've also gone from the QWERTY layout to Engram[0] and become fully productive(55wpm) after a month of 30 minute exercises a day on keybr[1] At the moment I am sitting on this moonlander[2]. Is it worth your time and money? I don't know, I know it is for me. At the least the shoulder pain went away and I've made a fun for me keyboard customization. [0] https://engram.dev/ https://engram.dev/ [1] http://keybr.com/ http://keybr.com/ [2] https://configure.zsa.io/moonlander/layouts/7B45Y/latest/0 https://configure.zsa.io/moonlander/layouts/7B45Y/latest/0
laweijfmvo 4y ago
Same. Turns out don’t know how to touch type, so in addition to the learning curve of the new layout I also had to learn which fingers were even supposed to type each key. It’s much more difficult and counterproductive to cheat with an ergo keyboard.
- throitallaway 4y ago
  Learning to touch type will definitely pay off in the long run, especially if you're in the tech field.

sand500 4y ago

Maybe try the kinesis freestyle edge. More or less keeps the traditional key layout but it is split. I love mine.

bioemerl 4y ago

A week isn't quite long enough. I think it was about a month before I got proficient, and you have to unlearn some bad typing form, like typing Cs with your index finger. If you (meaning you speak to onlookers more than you here OP) want a more radical split, buy a dactyl manuform. They're tough to get, but worth it.

ledauphin 4y ago
agreed, it took me about a month as well. the result is that I now absolutely hate the experience of typing on non-columnar layouts...
Cu3PO42 4y ago
Anecdotally it only took me a day to get used to the columnar layout. Getting used to other changes such as the position of modifiers,backspace, etc was much harder for me, personally.

laerus 4y ago

This was never an issue for me. In fact I like to change the key bindings so often like emacs users like to tweak their config (I used to do that too but there is no time for so much customization in my life). I've made so many radically changes in the last year that I think my brain got used to the constant changing and I now gain muscle memory faster. I've also gone from the QWERTY layout to Engram[0] and become fully productive(55wpm) after a month of 30 minute exercises a day on keybr[1] At the moment I am sitting on this moonlander[2]. Is it worth your time and money? I don't know, I know it is for me. At the least the shoulder pain went away and I've made a fun for me keyboard customization. [0] https://engram.dev/ https://engram.dev/ [1] http://keybr.com/ http://keybr.com/ [2] https://configure.zsa.io/moonlander/layouts/7B45Y/latest/0 https://configure.zsa.io/moonlander/layouts/7B45Y/latest/0

laweijfmvo 4y ago

Same. Turns out don’t know how to touch type, so in addition to the learning curve of the new layout I also had to learn which fingers were even supposed to type each key. It’s much more difficult and counterproductive to cheat with an ergo keyboard.

throitallaway 4y ago
Learning to touch type will definitely pay off in the long run, especially if you're in the tech field.