a tip for Jeff's Keyboard Adventure

Since Jeff said he was considering getting into mechanical keyboards and that he preferred split keyboards, I thought of him when I came across this:

(note, it is a hot-swappable mechanical keyboard where you put your own switches and keycaps on; the keycaps on the photo are just an example)

I would pair it with a separate numpad

There are quite a few of this type of thing available. https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards is a good guide.

Both the Moonlander and the Ergodox are popular prebuilts. If ortholinear (keys in a grid rather than staggered like normal) doesn't appeal then I think the Dygma Raise is supposed to be good. And if you really want to get funky there is always the Dactyl which has quite the look.

The one you linked to is available directly from YMDK all the time if people aren't into Drop.

@comradepenguin said:

Awesome!

Do you have experience with ones like in that photo? The curve seems too extreme for me (the direction of the keys would differ too much I imagine, making you hit them from wrong angles accidentally)

Sinc is the best choice, really. Quefrency is decent too, but Sinc to me is the coolest "regular keyboard but split" type of keyboard. Rotary encoders, a built-in macro pad. So friggin cool.

Also, I think Jeff specifically said he's thinking of getting into keebs, so pre-built keyboards like Dygma Raise and Ergodox aren't really in that deal. But even then, you can get Sinc pre-built too. But heck, there are lots of cool different split keebs that will help you be positively insufferable when you gush about them to anyone and everyone ;).