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> But for me, most mechanical keyboards are downright painful to use. The standard rectangular layout is bad for my wrists, the keypress depth is bad for my fin

> But for me, most mechanical keyboards are downright painful to use. The standard rectangular layout is bad for my wrists, the keypress depth is bad for my fingers, clicks are just plain annoying. I think you're conflating things. The "mechanical" in "mechanical keyboard" refers to the key switches. That's it. Then you have unrelated traits such as customization,which can express in using fancy/functional keycaps, feel/keypress experience, and whatever you can imagine and throw at a keyboard. None of your complains refer to mechanical keyboards in particular.

AceJohnny2 2y ago
My point is that the majority of the mechanical keyboard scene/market is occupied by very traditional (if cut down, in the case of the Any% ones) layout and key types. For a scene that is so into customization, it's disappointing how much it sticks to bad choices.
- motorest 2y ago
  > My point is that the majority of the mechanical keyboard scene/market is occupied by very traditional (if cut down, in the case of the Any% ones) layout and key types. You need to pay attention to what you're saying, because you're referring to different things with unrelated words. If you look at what you're saying, you're talking about custom keyboards. Not mechanical keyboards. Custom keyboards. You even called it a "scene". You're talking about people who buy gear and assemble/modify it to fit their taste. What choice of switches they use is irrelevant. Heck, are you still talking about mechanics keyboards if someone switches cherry MX switches with Topre ones?