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Best build so far (lemmy.ml)
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My third(ish) build and favorite so far.

  • QwertyKeys Neo Ergo board
  • Keygeek Cheese V2 linear switches
  • Keykobo Dolch key caps
  • (still waiting on the palm wrest but I might carve my own)
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[–] [B] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is there a guide for what kind of keyboard to get based on the size of your hands? How did you settle on this layout? It looks interesting. I have a habit of hammering away with bad handwriting and typing for years, I recently fixed my handwriting and removed the half-cursiveness

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    I didn't read much on the subject, but I have tried and owned keyboards of several sizes. At first I thought I couldn't live without function keys and a numpad, but you stop missing them real soon once you get used to customizing layers. So I bought a TKL (80% size) board and loved it. Then I started experimenting with smaller boards and weird arrangements, and drew the line at ortho layout -- not only was it not teaching me to be a better typist, it also felt like it was bad for my wrists. I don't have carpal tunnel or RSI and hadn't had any issues with normal layouts so I wasn't looking for anything ergonomic until I tried a friend's Alice keyboard. It just clicked, I felt like I could actually keep my hands on the home row, there were few enough keys I could reach them all without looking, but enough that normal typing didn't require weird chords and stuff.

    Try some things out at Micro Center or whatever and see what you like

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  • [–] [B] 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    I can go ask people to use their keyboards you're right I guess it wouldn't really impose.

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