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I want three things from my keyboard: - ergonomic split design - ISO layout - mechanical switches However this seems to be impossible to find. I can easily

I want three things from my keyboard: - ergonomic split design - ISO layout - mechanical switches However this seems to be impossible to find. I can easily find any combination of any two of these, but not all three. Then if you start about thinking wireless on top - forget about it. On the other hand every week I see another one of these wildly impractical keyboards that people are making (and in fairness I've also constructed one - although I can't justify actually using it). Just feels bad man.

nbernard 4y ago
Depends on what you put under "ergonomic", but you could take a look at the Ultimate Hacking keyboard: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ (split, ISO layout & mechanical switches, not wireless however).
- nextlevelwizard 4y ago
  I've seen this before, but at least in the order form pictures the ISO layout doesn't look any different from ANSI layout.
  - nbernard 4y ago
    AFAIK, the only difference (for the UHK keyboard, at least) is that, on the ISO layout, the left-shift key is narrower, in order to make space for an extra key. This is visible for instance if you compare their US (ANSI) and UK (ISO) layout.
    - nextlevelwizard 4y ago
      Maybe it is just me, but I don’t think a keyboard has ISO layout if it sticks with ANSI style enter - that pretty much is the defining feature
antigirl 4y ago
with ErgoDox, you can align the keys whatever way you please. It's split and has mechanical switches.
- nextlevelwizard 4y ago
  It has been few years since I looked at ErgoDox last time there was no support for anything but ANSI layout and I get that most of these are US based creations so naturally US ANSI is the primary layout to support, I just can't justify unlearning my own layout since I have to maintain a fleet of computers and don't want to be reliant on carrying my custom keyboard with me.
fsargent 4y ago
I think you’d really like the Dygma Raise. https://dygma.com/ https://dygma.com/ It sounds like what you’ve described. My daily driver is RGBKB Sol3 and I love it more than a person should love a keyboard. https://www.rgbkb.net/products/sol-3-keyboard-prebuilt https://www.rgbkb.net/products/sol-3-keyboard-prebuilt I went deep on keyboards but didn’t go the super minimalist route that I see get posted often. I type at 120wpm+ on QWERTY so “typing faster” was never the issue, just wanted to minimize pain.
- nextlevelwizard 4y ago
  Now that you mention it I do remember considering dygma. Need to recheck it. I don’t really care about typing speed since I don’t write books or documentation for living
poloniculmov 4y ago
Like the MISTEL BAROCCO MD770? https://mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a530b4cf18e76c https://mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a530b4...
- nextlevelwizard 4y ago
  I can’t see a single ISO keyboard (although specs do claim they have it) nor a button to buy one

nbernard 4y ago

Depends on what you put under "ergonomic", but you could take a look at the Ultimate Hacking keyboard: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ (split, ISO layout & mechanical switches, not wireless however).

nextlevelwizard 4y ago
I've seen this before, but at least in the order form pictures the ISO layout doesn't look any different from ANSI layout.
- nbernard 4y ago
  AFAIK, the only difference (for the UHK keyboard, at least) is that, on the ISO layout, the left-shift key is narrower, in order to make space for an extra key. This is visible for instance if you compare their US (ANSI) and UK (ISO) layout.
  - nextlevelwizard 4y ago
    Maybe it is just me, but I don’t think a keyboard has ISO layout if it sticks with ANSI style enter - that pretty much is the defining feature

antigirl 4y ago

with ErgoDox, you can align the keys whatever way you please. It's split and has mechanical switches.

nextlevelwizard 4y ago
It has been few years since I looked at ErgoDox last time there was no support for anything but ANSI layout and I get that most of these are US based creations so naturally US ANSI is the primary layout to support, I just can't justify unlearning my own layout since I have to maintain a fleet of computers and don't want to be reliant on carrying my custom keyboard with me.

fsargent 4y ago

I think you’d really like the Dygma Raise. https://dygma.com/ https://dygma.com/ It sounds like what you’ve described. My daily driver is RGBKB Sol3 and I love it more than a person should love a keyboard. https://www.rgbkb.net/products/sol-3-keyboard-prebuilt https://www.rgbkb.net/products/sol-3-keyboard-prebuilt I went deep on keyboards but didn’t go the super minimalist route that I see get posted often. I type at 120wpm+ on QWERTY so “typing faster” was never the issue, just wanted to minimize pain.

nextlevelwizard 4y ago
Now that you mention it I do remember considering dygma. Need to recheck it. I don’t really care about typing speed since I don’t write books or documentation for living

poloniculmov 4y ago

Like the MISTEL BAROCCO MD770? https://mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a530b4cf18e76c https://mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a530b4...

nextlevelwizard 4y ago
I can’t see a single ISO keyboard (although specs do claim they have it) nor a button to buy one