ErgoMechKeyboards

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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

Rules

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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No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.

No Buy/Sell/Trade

This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.

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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Entry into the world of ergo keyboards [Portugal based] (self.ergomechkeyboards)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by asteroid to c/ergomechkeyboards

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Hi all,

New to Lemmy, and new to ergo keyboards. I have been working (programming, writing reports, i.e. typing up to 10hrs a day) on an 13" mac over the last 8 months and I realised that was a bad idea...

I do have a great second monitor and a decent chair but I need to rebuild my workspace, potentially get a moveable desk, and most importantly I'm in the market for an ergonomic keyboard. Where do I start? I would like to go try some out in a shop but I live in Portugal and it doesn't seem a big thing here, the big tech shops just seem to have some basic models. I have already ordered one of those wrist pads.

Hope this is OK to post here, I found this forum via the deprecated ErgoMechBoards reddit. Tips and advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers :)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The worst thing for me is not being able to try out boards unless a friend has one. Where I live in the US they don't have them in stores to try out either. Hopefully someone here will be able to help you out. I just jumped in and bought one many years ago and have been happy with the decision, but your mileage may vary.