ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Rules
Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
No Spam
No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.
No Buy/Sell/Trade
This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.
Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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For ergonomic typing you actually should never be resting your wrists while typing - so it's less that it "makes up" for not being able to rest my wrists, and more that it encourages good habits by not making it easy to rest my wrists while typing.
For when I'm not typing, if I wanted, I guess i could buy something like this for either side, but honestly i don't find myself needing it - I generally either keep my hands in the typing position while I'm working or have them in my lap when I'm reading.
I will admit though that I do rest my elbows on my chair's armrest while typing, which you're not actually supposed to do, but as I understand it, that's a relatively negligible point