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I've been considering building an Ergodox[0], which has a Kinesis inspired key layout, but does not have the concave key well. In your experience with the Kines

• jseliger 13y ago
  In your experience with the Kinesis, would having a flat layout be a significant impediment to the comfort of another matrix key layout? It's probably not optimal but probably is an improvement. Having the space and backspace keys (which are probably the two I use most) under my thumbs is a HUGE advantage. That being said, if you can get the cash together the Kinesis is worth it. I didn't think so at first, but, as I say in the post, I went back to a regular keyboard after sending the review unit back. Then I found the money.
• eikenberry 13y ago
  I'm also a kinesis fan having used one nearly exclusively for the last 4-5 years. For me the concave layout is nice, it makes it easier to reach the keys, but it is not the key ingredient. The thing about the kinesis which would make it very hard to change back to a standard layout keyboard is the thumb based meta keys. I've looked a the Ergodox myself as well as this one [1] which I'm not sure has a name yet. I read about it originally here on HN [2]. [1] http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44940.810 http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44940.810 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6297356 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6297356