Christian SeligMore key switches need to be purple, so pretty
Sascha Gordner@christianselig so you didn’t stick to the Keychron Q8 eh? 😃
@forceunwrap I did! This is my old board haha
@christianselig do you still like it? I thought of getting one as well 👀😅
@forceunwrap It's the best of a group of not very good options imo. 😛 I'd give it a 7/10. Split should be bigger (it's not that split so the ergonomic benefits aren't *that* pronounced) and it should be wireless or at least have the option give it's already as thick as a 2x4
Jake Carpenter@christianselig @forceunwrap I’ve had a similar experience with the YMDK Split64. A good keyboard to sit on a stand as an art piece, but not great to type on.
@jakecarpenter @forceunwrap What didn't you like about it out of curiosity? The case looks a lot better/sturdier than my Quefrency
@christianselig it’s solid for sure, but I find myself needing more than just a split. Linear keys or some kind of repositioning. I went from that to a Moonlander to a Sneakbox AVA.
I’d settle on the Moonlander or Ergodox/Redox if I could find a nice aluminum case for them.
@jakecarpenter Yeah the cases don't seem the most inspiring, I also don't really like the nonstandard keys which would make finding replacement caps hard :/
@christianselig I totally agree. It's one of the biggest things that drove me to an Alice-like layout. There are still some odd ones, but most sets will have something that fits everywhere (or at least close enough).
I still dream of the day when there's a killer split ergo keyboard from a mass-producer that drives adoption so we are more likely to get some cool ergo boards and keycaps.
@jakecarpenter I knowwww! So many of the keyboards are 95% there, I just don't know why it's so hard to take them all together and make something good and not weird 😛
@christianselig @jakecarpenter same here… way too spoiled from having a nicely built, CNC’d aluminum keeb 😅
The ai03 Orbit-X looks promising, but that would probably not arrive before …2025 😂.
The ai03 Orbit-X looks promising, but that would probably not arrive before …2025 😂.
@forceunwrap @jakecarpenter That falls into the "too quirky" category for me. I want dedicated number keys haha. Just make a normal split keyboard!
@christianselig @forceunwrap I would definitely try that one.
If the Type K (Alice) ever releases, it could be my endgame. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107031.0
@jakecarpenter @forceunwrap I wish it actually split :(
@christianselig honestly not sure at this point if that would be too much for me as well. 😂
F-row is fine, but numbers…
F-row is fine, but numbers…
@forceunwrap Yeah I also don't like how they ditch the [] keys to save like one unit of width, I use those a lot and ideally would like to keep them in the same spot between my MacBook and laptop
@christianselig oh yeah totally. I’m anyway very afraid that switching back and forth between a columnar split and a regular staggered might mess with my brain. 😂