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Ask HN: Which mechanical keyboard are you using?

11 points by sinan 4y ago

rcarr 4y ago
ZSA moonlander. Would never go back to a standard keyboard now, the ergonomics of a split are so much better
microtonal 4y ago
Kinesis Advantage2, hoping to add an Advantage360 soon as well.
jareds 4y ago
https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/NEW_M https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/NEW_M
RMPR 4y ago
Kinesis Advantage 2[0] a bit difficult to get used to, but I like it so far. 0: https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/
cutthegrass2 4y ago
https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/
atldev 4y ago
Keychron K2. Absolutely love it. https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-wireless-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-wireless-mecha...
8fingerlouie 4y ago
Keychron K8 (https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k8-tenkeyless-wireless-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k8-tenkeyless-wir...) and a Ducky One 2 (https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/One-2-Phantom-Black https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/One-2-Phantom-Black). I much prefer the Ducky One 2, but the Keychron is wireless and has Mac compatibility which the Ducky doesn't have. Both are great keyboards, though i'm kinda planning on getting a Logitech MX Mechanical to replace the Ducky for the Mac support and wireless.
jneumann004 4y ago
https://ergodox-ez.com/ https://ergodox-ez.com/ It is my first some keyboard and I still love it as much as when I first got it. There was definitely a learning curve, but it was worth it.
- linsomniac 4y ago
  I've been on an Ergodox Ez for ~4 years now and still love it. Took me about 2 weeks to get back up to full proficiency with it, and the programmability of it is fantastic. I've altered the layout a bit to match my workflow, using the Ergodox Ez web UI. I've got a mix of Cherry brown and Kailh Box White switches in it.
sparkie 4y ago
Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry browns: https://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=754 https://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=754
DarthNebo 4y ago
Keychron K2 v2
OliverGuy 4y ago
Ducky Shine 7 with Cherry Blue switches - fortunately I am WFH
beingflo 4y ago
In a moment of weakness I bought a soldering iron and this kyria kit [0] and soldered my own. I promise it sounds more crazy than it is and I've been very happy with it. [0]: https://splitkb.com/collections/keyboard-kits/products/kyria-pcb-kit https://splitkb.com/collections/keyboard-kits/products/kyria...
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wnkrshm 4y ago
Vortex Race 3 TKL with Brown switches to not kill my coworker. [0] [0] https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3917 https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_det...
highsociety 4y ago
Drop CTRL
knacky 4y ago
Dygma Raise. It's a split keyboard, staggered keys, and enough modifiers for me. https://dygma.com/pages/raise https://dygma.com/pages/raise
thworp 4y ago
I have a Dygma Raise and a self-built keeb.io Quefrency rev3 with ZealPC Silent Aqua switches (https://keeb.io/collections/quefrency-split-staggered-65-keyboard https://keeb.io/collections/quefrency-split-staggered-65-key...).
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runjake 4y ago
Keychron K8 at home and work. The build quality on my home K8 is perfect. The work K8 was purchased several months (perhaps a year?) after the home one and the build quality is significantly less good than my home K8. The keyboard feels different (both have Gateron Browns) and the printing on the keycaps is crooked. I've also had a couple keys stop working, but banging on the keyboard seems to fix them for a while. So, I'm not buying any more Keychrons, because I don't know what's going on over there.
glaslong 4y ago
Corne-ish Zen[1] Though until recently, an Orange Boy Ergo [2] [1] https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen [2] https://mechwild.com/product/orange-boy-ergo/ https://mechwild.com/product/orange-boy-ergo/
trillic 4y ago
Das Keyboard 4 Pro
sethammons 4y ago
I have a split mechanical ergo that is nearly identical to an ms4000 ergo https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-c989m-ergonomic-keyboard https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-c989m-ergonomi... I was immediately productive on it and matched my previous typing at 70-90wpm. As opposed to my ergodox-ez which I could muster less than a third of my typing speed. I decided to not spend the extra time to master the ergodox-ez.
variadix 4y ago
Corne in an IMK Corne case with Boba U4s
bharath1097 4y ago
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard with cherry MX blues.
MH15 4y ago
I use a Keychron tenkeyless at work, it was relatively inexpensive and came with MacOS keys (a necessity for me). I added O-rings to make it quieter for open office use.
groigc 4y ago
Ferris Sweep High https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep
terminal_d 4y ago
42-key Corne V3

11 points by sinan 4y ago

rcarr 4y ago

ZSA moonlander. Would never go back to a standard keyboard now, the ergonomics of a split are so much better

microtonal 4y ago

Kinesis Advantage2, hoping to add an Advantage360 soon as well.

jareds 4y ago

https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/NEW_M https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/NEW_M

RMPR 4y ago

Kinesis Advantage 2[0] a bit difficult to get used to, but I like it so far. 0: https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/

cutthegrass2 4y ago

https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/

atldev 4y ago

Keychron K2. Absolutely love it. https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-wireless-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-wireless-mecha...

8fingerlouie 4y ago

Keychron K8 (https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k8-tenkeyless-wireless-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k8-tenkeyless-wir...) and a Ducky One 2 (https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/One-2-Phantom-Black https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/One-2-Phantom-Black). I much prefer the Ducky One 2, but the Keychron is wireless and has Mac compatibility which the Ducky doesn't have. Both are great keyboards, though i'm kinda planning on getting a Logitech MX Mechanical to replace the Ducky for the Mac support and wireless.

jneumann004 4y ago

https://ergodox-ez.com/ https://ergodox-ez.com/ It is my first some keyboard and I still love it as much as when I first got it. There was definitely a learning curve, but it was worth it.

linsomniac 4y ago
I've been on an Ergodox Ez for ~4 years now and still love it. Took me about 2 weeks to get back up to full proficiency with it, and the programmability of it is fantastic. I've altered the layout a bit to match my workflow, using the Ergodox Ez web UI. I've got a mix of Cherry brown and Kailh Box White switches in it.

sparkie 4y ago

Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry browns: https://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=754 https://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=754

DarthNebo 4y ago

Keychron K2 v2

OliverGuy 4y ago

Ducky Shine 7 with Cherry Blue switches - fortunately I am WFH

beingflo 4y ago

In a moment of weakness I bought a soldering iron and this kyria kit [0] and soldered my own. I promise it sounds more crazy than it is and I've been very happy with it. [0]: https://splitkb.com/collections/keyboard-kits/products/kyria-pcb-kit https://splitkb.com/collections/keyboard-kits/products/kyria...

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wnkrshm 4y ago

Vortex Race 3 TKL with Brown switches to not kill my coworker. [0] [0] https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3917 https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_det...

highsociety 4y ago

Drop CTRL

knacky 4y ago

Dygma Raise. It's a split keyboard, staggered keys, and enough modifiers for me. https://dygma.com/pages/raise https://dygma.com/pages/raise

thworp 4y ago

I have a Dygma Raise and a self-built keeb.io Quefrency rev3 with ZealPC Silent Aqua switches (https://keeb.io/collections/quefrency-split-staggered-65-keyboard https://keeb.io/collections/quefrency-split-staggered-65-key...).

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runjake 4y ago

Keychron K8 at home and work. The build quality on my home K8 is perfect. The work K8 was purchased several months (perhaps a year?) after the home one and the build quality is significantly less good than my home K8. The keyboard feels different (both have Gateron Browns) and the printing on the keycaps is crooked. I've also had a couple keys stop working, but banging on the keyboard seems to fix them for a while. So, I'm not buying any more Keychrons, because I don't know what's going on over there.

glaslong 4y ago

Corne-ish Zen[1] Though until recently, an Orange Boy Ergo [2] [1] https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen https://lowprokb.ca/products/corne-ish-zen [2] https://mechwild.com/product/orange-boy-ergo/ https://mechwild.com/product/orange-boy-ergo/

trillic 4y ago

Das Keyboard 4 Pro

sethammons 4y ago

I have a split mechanical ergo that is nearly identical to an ms4000 ergo https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-c989m-ergonomic-keyboard https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-c989m-ergonomi... I was immediately productive on it and matched my previous typing at 70-90wpm. As opposed to my ergodox-ez which I could muster less than a third of my typing speed. I decided to not spend the extra time to master the ergodox-ez.

variadix 4y ago

Corne in an IMK Corne case with Boba U4s

bharath1097 4y ago

Ultimate Hacking Keyboard with cherry MX blues.

MH15 4y ago

I use a Keychron tenkeyless at work, it was relatively inexpensive and came with MacOS keys (a necessity for me). I added O-rings to make it quieter for open office use.

groigc 4y ago

Ferris Sweep High https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep

terminal_d 4y ago

42-key Corne V3