Why I Use These Mechanical Keyboards (You Should Too!) DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Ruleofnine
I feel like the keymapping and stuff flashing directly to the keyboard without requiring an external program is actually really powerful and for example you can just plug it in to a fresh arch linux install and all the stuff you have basically all still works and is exactly the layout you designed. Mine is a customish Workman layout with custom places for all the symbols so would be a pain if i need to use a default keyboard for a while and install external software onto the system to use the keyboard the way i like. huge plus IMO. Also can just plug into any pc and it just works. really cool feature all by itself excluding all the other excellent features. Only real downside is the Oryx trainer requires a chromium browser which i'm not a massive fan of, but that program isn't required by any stretch to use the keyboard, can configure and everything wihtout ever needing that, but it is very helpful while learning a new layout.
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I feel like the keymapping and stuff flashing directly to the keyboard without requiring an external program is actually really powerful and for example you can just plug it in to a fresh arch linux install and all the stuff you have basically all still works and is exactly the layout you designed. Mine is a customish Workman layout with custom places for all the symbols so would be a pain if i need to use a default keyboard for a while and install external software onto the system to use the keyboard the way i like. huge plus IMO. Also can just plug into any pc and it just works. really cool feature all by itself excluding all the other excellent features. Only real downside is the Oryx trainer requires a chromium browser which i'm not a massive fan of, but that program isn't required by any stretch to use the keyboard, can configure and everything wihtout ever needing that, but it is very helpful while learning a new layout.
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Chuck
I own the Erdox EZ I bought it long ago even before you could get LED's I do love it took a while to get use to it.. for my Second Kyeyboard I got the Dygma Raise and I love it Too maybe even a bit more becasue it has LED becasue Im in the dark a lot ..
the Dygma pad are very easy to clean ,, once you get use to using these keyboarrd you should try thter tenting feature that little bit of twist to the wrist is a more natural position and sopon become comfortable fast .. My track ball I got the Huge and replaced the bearing..
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I own the Erdox EZ I bought it long ago even before you could get LED's I do love it took a while to get use to it.. for my Second Kyeyboard I got the Dygma Raise and I love it Too maybe even a bit more becasue it has LED becasue Im in the dark a lot ..
the Dygma pad are very easy to clean ,, once you get use to using these keyboarrd you should try thter tenting feature that little bit of twist to the wrist is a more natural position and sopon become comfortable fast .. My track ball I got the Huge and replaced the bearing..
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LunaLilDragon
I think I would benefit from split keyboard at work.
For Gaming and such it might be taking to much space (even a numpad would take to much space in my gaming setup).
I probably won't get a split keyboard since I'm not really the person that invests much into the work, but it's pretty interesting.
I am tho getting a 60% or 65% keyboard in the future, making my next keyboard a bit more compact and more fitting for placing stuff next to it.
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I think I would benefit from split keyboard at work.
For Gaming and such it might be taking to much space (even a numpad would take to much space in my gaming setup).
I probably won't get a split keyboard since I'm not really the person that invests much into the work, but it's pretty interesting.
I am tho getting a 60% or 65% keyboard in the future, making my next keyboard a bit more compact and more fitting for placing stuff next to it.
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iCQ
Love IT when u get ur hands on hardware every now and then. I'm working on regular keyboard from Bangkok due to characters from -other language- on the keys.. ok ok.. also because the lady of that shop is such a flower. She hunted for me whole IT centre in Bangkok for several exotic products and she found some AWESOME guy who fixed up my HP elitebook Quadro GPU that needed a new ram chip. And yes the price (discount).
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Love IT when u get ur hands on hardware every now and then. I'm working on regular keyboard from Bangkok due to characters from -other language- on the keys.. ok ok.. also because the lady of that shop is such a flower. She hunted for me whole IT centre in Bangkok for several exotic products and she found some AWESOME guy who fixed up my HP elitebook Quadro GPU that needed a new ram chip. And yes the price (discount).
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Liquid
The Dvorak layout is both more ergonomic and faster than the qwerty, even in a split design. The qwerty layout was designed specifically for typewriters with only one function in mind, to prevent mechanical malfunctions while typing. Dvorak designed a more ergonomic layout that is not only faster, but also more comfortable. Now combine this with a split design, and there's absolutely no comparison with a qwerty.
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The Dvorak layout is both more ergonomic and faster than the qwerty, even in a split design. The qwerty layout was designed specifically for typewriters with only one function in mind, to prevent mechanical malfunctions while typing. Dvorak designed a more ergonomic layout that is not only faster, but also more comfortable. Now combine this with a split design, and there's absolutely no comparison with a qwerty.
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c99kfm
Unfortunately, the only even halfway decent split keyboards available with a layout usable to me (ISO/swedish) are the Matias Ergo Pro and the Kinesis Freestyle. I prefer the Matias, but neither is perfect.
Tip: If you use both a split keyboard and a trackball, try placing the trackball between the two parts of the keyboard. It allows you to move your mouse hand inwards, rather than outwards.
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Unfortunately, the only even halfway decent split keyboards available with a layout usable to me (ISO/swedish) are the Matias Ergo Pro and the Kinesis Freestyle. I prefer the Matias, but neither is perfect.
Tip: If you use both a split keyboard and a trackball, try placing the trackball between the two parts of the keyboard. It allows you to move your mouse hand inwards, rather than outwards.
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Sander
4:48 it's just derived from typewriters.
Typewriters needed a mechanical arm to go from the key to the hammer. If the keys would have been stacked in perfect columns, the arms would physically collide, or the typewriter would have been very tall.
So they shifted each row a bit to make room for the arms.
It's totally useless today, but people are used to that layout now.
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4:48 it's just derived from typewriters.
Typewriters needed a mechanical arm to go from the key to the hammer. If the keys would have been stacked in perfect columns, the arms would physically collide, or the typewriter would have been very tall.
So they shifted each row a bit to make room for the arms.
It's totally useless today, but people are used to that layout now.
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Super
I really never considered these. I knew about the kinda half split ones that are sold for gaming but never cared for them. But as I thought about it like you say, you can put them shoulder width and that alone makes all the sense to get one if anything. Yeah the price is a bit much, but it's like a good office chair, it's worth the investment.
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I really never considered these. I knew about the kinda half split ones that are sold for gaming but never cared for them. But as I thought about it like you say, you can put them shoulder width and that alone makes all the sense to get one if anything. Yeah the price is a bit much, but it's like a good office chair, it's worth the investment.
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mclang
I have been looking mechanical split keyboard to replace my old ducky tenkeyless, but finding one that fits on the drawer under the table has been hard. There are some like e.g Keyboardio Atreus, but from pictures I feel they might be even too small for comfort. And if I spend such a large sum of money, I'd like to have my keyboard wireless.
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I have been looking mechanical split keyboard to replace my old ducky tenkeyless, but finding one that fits on the drawer under the table has been hard. There are some like e.g Keyboardio Atreus, but from pictures I feel they might be even too small for comfort. And if I spend such a large sum of money, I'd like to have my keyboard wireless.
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Liokardo
Moonlander keyboard. Crazy ridiculous thumb key angle. Take a look at your typing, if it looks like and feels like your thumbs are stretched, that means potential -thumb pain.-
It is a known issue with the Ergodox, i assume it is worse with the Moonlander just by looking at it. If you have big hands, you may not have this issue.
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Moonlander keyboard. Crazy ridiculous thumb key angle. Take a look at your typing, if it looks like and feels like your thumbs are stretched, that means potential -thumb pain.-
It is a known issue with the Ergodox, i assume it is worse with the Moonlander just by looking at it. If you have big hands, you may not have this issue.
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