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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

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Keep it ergo

Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)

i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²

¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid

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Some useful links

EMK wiki
Split keyboard compare tool
Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/

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25% Discount for all Aluminum keyboards (ergomech.store)

submitted 1 year ago by ergomechstore@lemmy.world to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world

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Let's celebrate the Black Friday a bit early, all of our products are discounted upto 25%. There is no better time to get an Ergomech.

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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does it get applied at the end, or is the base price already 25% off? (I'm looking at the Sofle Choc)

Or maybe by "all" you mean "some" are discounted?

[–] unce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This post showed up on my all feed so I don't know much about these keyboards. I have a couple questions

Are they actually comfortable to type on?

Is there a replacement for all the missing keys? I don't see any F keys, navigation keys, or num pad on these boards.

Seems like lots of function is given up to have a cool looking tiny keyboard but maybe they are useful for something I don't know much about.

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All those other keys are on different layers. They are comfortable to type on once you get used to them. It's more ergonomic than a traditional keyboard due to the split, Ortho layout, and overall adjustability. I would argue there's more function depending on what keyboard your transitioning from and what you do in your day to day.

Numpad sold separately.