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Ask HN: What keyboard and keyboard layout are you using?
- stop50 2y agologitech mx mechanical with qwertz layout
- KenAtWork 2y agoI've always enjoyed the M Series by Unicomp. It's the original tech from 1986. Perfect for this touch typist.
- navjack27 2y agoAny keyboard Qwerty
- meristohm 2y agoLogitech G12 I think it's called (gaming fullsize keyboard with a blue togglable backlight and extra rows of function keys on the left side), had it for years and it works great, no reason to contribute more to our global trash and pollution problem by buying a marginal upgrade. qwerty, because my home keyboard isn't the only one I use and I don't want to bother with changing to dvorak or colemak or whatever (I used those two at various points), and even though I'm typing somewhere almost every day, including occasional transcriptions, I'm fine with 70-80 wpm and and having to reach a bit.
- pwg 2y agoNorthgate Omnikey Ultra in qwerty layout mode, with control and caps-lock swapped. Same one as in the top photo here: https://rudra.dev/keyboards/northgate_omnikey_ultra/ https://rudra.dev/keyboards/northgate_omnikey_ultra/ (note, not my blog, just one that I found with a photo).
- solardev 2y agoMicrosoft Sculpt Ergo keyboard in standard QWERTY, without the numpad (so the mouse can sit naturally next to it). It has soft laptop keys, the opposite of a mechanical keyboard. Used it for more than a decade and can comfortably type for hours at around 130wpm. I used to have really bad hand cramps and this saved my hands (and probably my career). Best keyboard I've ever had, by a large margin (both ergo and not, mechanical and not).
- nextos 2y agoSame here. I just wish the quality was a bit better. What mouse do you pair it with?
- solardev 2y agoIt's not made out of any fancy materials, but it's held up for years without issue for me. I use a Magic Mouse for work because it's the only thing I can click repeatedly without pain (using my pointer and middle finger together to left click is a lot easier than the pointer finger, over decades). For gaming I use a SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless. It works great and is light.
- runjake 2y agoA $12 Logitech K120 QWERTY keyboard. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/k120-usb-standard-computer.920-002478.html https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/k120-usb-s...
- joehx2 2y agoDas Keyboard Model S Professional Wired Mechanical Keyboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008PFDUW2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008PFDUW2 It was the only mechanical keyboard I could find that fit the following requirements: * no fancy RGB lights * full 101+ keyboard - meaning it has a numpad on the right
- comprev 2y agoDas Keyboard for me too. I have two UK layout keyboards, one for the office and one for home. The lack of RGB lights was a huge plus point!
- undopamine 2y agoKeychron K2V2 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard - 75%, Gateron brown switches, RGB backlight, aluminium base.
- jotjotzzz 2y agoApple Wireless Keyboard (love it).
- bonniemuffin 2y agoI use a split keyboard with a magic trackpad in the middle between the two halves-- for me, it's so much more comfortable and ergonomic to move my hand toward the middle for mouse stuff, instead of off to the side, and using a split keyboard lets me keep my shoulders in a more natural position with my hands farther apart. I built my keyboard using this: https://keeb.io/products/quefrency-rev-4-65-split-staggered-keyboard https://keeb.io/products/quefrency-rev-4-65-split-staggered-... and I've been happy with it for the last few years.
- lbhdc 2y agoI am using a keyboardio model 100 with the default layout. I have had it since it came out (I think that has been about 2 years now). It has had the best ergo layout I have tried for programming. I think a big part of it is the palm (fn) button is so nice for getting to alternate characters without feeling like I have to strain for a modifier key. https://shop.keyboard.io/products/model-100 https://shop.keyboard.io/products/model-100
- solardev 2y agoUm... dumb question, but where is the space bar (key?)
- lbhdc 2y agoUnder the right thumb there are four buttons, one is the space key (shift, alt, space, ctrl). When I got this keyboard I transitioned from a standard (non ergo) layout, and thought the thumb clusters would take getting used to. They felt surprisingly natural. I found the ortholinear layout harder to get used to (the straight vertical rows the keys are laid in). For a long time when I wanted a `c` I got an `x`.
- EySkibidiBabBab 2y agoHHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S with eng-us layout, despite being danish. The various symbols are just better placed for programming than on the scandinavian layouts :)
- enceladus06 2y agoLogitech G613 wireless gaming mechanical keyboard and logitech G305 wireless gaming mouse.
- brudgers 2y agoA KMI Qunexus with version 2 firmware layout.
- vunderba 2y agoI use a Keychron Q2 mechanical keyboard. It's one of the few that I found that has a quick switcher between three different Bluetooth endpoints and is QMK/VIA programmable though it weighs more than an anvil. https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q2-pro-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q2-pro-qmk-via-wi...
- paeselhz 2y agoLogitech MX Keys with Qwerty layout
- simantel 2y agoA 34-key split keyboard called the Ferris Sweep: https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep With a custom keymap, but still using QWERTY. Ben Vallack on YouTube has some great videos on minimalist layouts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wZ8FRwOzhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wZ8FRwOzhU
- JaggerJo 2y agoI use two Ultimate Hacking Keyboards. V1 had some issues, V2 is better. https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/
- horsellama 2y agoMoonlander https://www.zsa.io/moonlander https://www.zsa.io/moonlander With custom layout
- stevenkkim 2y agoApple Wired Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (MB110LL/B) + Colemak
- marssaxman 2y agoI am using the keyboard built into my Thinkpad. While I have tried out a couple of mechanical keyboards, they did not especially impress me. I am using the Dvorak layout, as I have done all my life; it works well enough that I have never bothered to try anything else.
- btschaegg 2y agoWFH office: Ergodox EZ Office: ZSA Moonlander Both programmed with a slightly adapted US layout and ESC instead of caps lock. Plus I have "hold down ESC" as a layer for very primitive vim binding simulation for Windows (e.g. mapping hjkl to arrow keys or b to ctrl-left and e and w to ctrl-right).
- mstaoru 2y agoI used Das Keyboard (Ultimate) and Filco Ninja before, but recently I discovered Asus ROG RX switches (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZwDqL5f4x8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZwDqL5f4x8) and fell in love. The keyboard I'm typing on now is ROG Strix Scope RX TKL with RX red switches. It's a "tenkeyless" layout but otherwise everything is in the "right" (classic) position, no funny business. What's so special about these RX switches? The PBT keycaps are mounted on 4 corner posts absolutely eliminating any key wobble while having a very decent amount of travel. The switches are optical and tuned to very light actuation (this being a gaming keyboard). After typing on this keyboard every other keyboard feels somewhat sluggish and wobbly. For the layout I use the typical QWERTY.
- Elfener 2y agoKeyboard: SK-8815 Enhanced Performance USB Keyboard from Lenovo (technically from the IBM PC department) with swiss layout. And I use the hungarian layout because I have to type in hungarian.
- GaryNumanVevo 2y agoI went through a "keyboard wanker" phase. Spent $2k on different boards and trying out different physical layouts. I settled on a simple 60% keyboard with a normal US format, with CAPS as my meta key for accessing arrow keys, navigation ,etc. I use my laptop too much to be dependent on a custom layout. Instead I use a keyboard layer emulator so I can use the same shortcuts on my MBP
- snprajwal 2y agoA 34-key split keyboard called Ferricy: https://github.com/icyphox/ferricy https://github.com/icyphox/ferricy The main keymap is Colemak (unbelievably comfortable compared to QWERTY) along with a bunch of custom layers for the other stuff. I've written more about it on my blog (https://snprajwal.com/blog/ferricy-custom-split-keyboard/ https://snprajwal.com/blog/ferricy-custom-split-keyboard/)
- helij 2y agoWent through a few mechanical keyboards, both cheap and expensive along with many non-mechanical ones over the years. Finally settled on Cherry Stream. I never miss a key on this one.
- BOOSTERHIDROGEN 2y agoLogitech Wave Keys with QWERTY
- throwaway211 2y agoA ThinkPad keyboard. Why any other?
- hollerith 2y agoAmazon Basics wired keyboard. Standard (default) layout. The current price of this keyboard is $18, and I prefer it to the Kinesis Advantage I used to own (current price, $349).
- elric 2y agoHardware: Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge. It's an excellent split keyboard by Kinesis. They also have a non-gaming variant, but the Gaming edition has much better wristpads in some kind of fake leather, while the other one is an icky kind of scratchy fabric. Layout: modified azerty. Some things are where you'd expect them, but about 10 keys are remapped and moved around. I like splits. Sadly, many of them don't have a dedicated row of function keys (F1-F12), which I use rather a lot. I've built my own a couple of times over the years, but the Kinesis is good enough.
- interbased 2y agoI’m one of the few folks who use and enjoy a MacBook butterfly keyboard. The clickiness and thinness is very satisfying.
- leke 2y agoAn Apple magic, even though I'm using Windows. I like how close it is to the table surface.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoA newer Model M on a Mac. I had to swap the alt and ctrl key, but otherwise default key bindings.