I ordered this on a whim and got a cheap set of keycaps off Amazon for it, but now that I have it put together (plastic switch plate, tape modded, gateron cap golden yellows, double o-ringed keycaps) it is sounding and feeling really good. The keycaps were a cheap but they are bright and fun. I might make it my “throw in a bag and take into the office” keyboard.

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    1 year ago

    So I guess the question is why arrange the keys like that? What benefits do you get by splitting the letters down the middle like that?

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      Layout looks like Colemak DH

      As far as having those columns between the keys, probably slightly more ergonomic/comfortable

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        1 year ago

        Yes it’s to keep my wrists a bit further apart but also to give my pinky fingers less work to do.

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          1 year ago

          This. I ended up removing the middle and lower corner switches to get down to 34 keys.

          Great looking board! Glad you’re enjoying it!

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      I suppose splitting them puts leas strain on your wrists. I find with my preonic that my wrists are angled in, but I suppose thats the same as any keyboard. Not sure what this key layout is though.

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      Slightly better ergonomics, mostly. Kinda forces you into better typing habits overall also since its harder to be tempted to reach too far with one hand to hit the keys the other hand is responsible for.

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      Yeah I’m new to it and still getting used to it. I’ve gone the slow but accurate route, which is incredibly frustrating, but I’ll get there.

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    1 year ago

    Nice! Sound test?

    I use a Planck for my travel keyboard. The circuit board and the plate are a little wobbly after having it for 3 years now, which is a little annoying but doesn’t affect the function of the board.

    I can just feel things moving around when I pick up the board.

    I opened the case and checked out the circuit board itself, but the wobbliness was something I couldnt do anything about.

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      Haha its actually a Neon Genesis Evangelion themed keycap set so the additional keycaps are icons of the angels. I have them wired up to Vim and AutoHotkey shortcuts.

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      It’s mostly a copy of my 34 key layout so the thumb keys are shift - space - enter - layer. Having the spacebar would throw that off. I was tempted but in the end I didn’t want to lose a key on the top three rows for “enter”.