Looking for some testimonials on these setups as I’m due for a keyboard upgrade. I like the thought of spreading my arms a bit more and the external wrist rotation from the tenting. Any suggestions?

  • no_priority@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    I have 2 ergodox EZs, a homemade redox that uses Bluetooth, and a homemade dactyl manuform.

    For ergonomics, I’d say these are my priorities:

    1. Split
    2. Ortholinear with staggered columns
    3. Tented
    4. Mechanical switches

    The arrangement of keys on the ergodox got me to start typing correctly, and I think the split helped a lot with my posture.

    I had some bad luck with my dactyl manuform, the tenting was too aggressive, and the thumb cluster was angled in such a way that it put lots of strain on my thumb. I’m currently looking at replacing that with a Ferris Sweep.

    Bluetooth was a mistake, the latency was unbearable. It led to one half of the keyboard being consistently slower than the other half, so I’d constantly make mistakes. I used nice!nanos fwiw.