Freestyle Edge RGB Plus Split Mechanical Keyboard

I fully agree with u/Scatterthought that something like the q11 would be the easiest transition. my first split keyboard was a kinesis freestyle edge, relatively similar to the keychron q11, and i was very happy i went with it for a couple of years. at least for me the biggest ergo benefit was the s

Oh god don't get me started on this rabbit hole 😂 I went through the exact same frustration last year and ended up spending way too much time researching split boards. The real problem is that most manufacturers treat "ergonomic" and "full-size with numpad" like they're mutually exclusive concepts,

I'm only months into my first column stagger board, and my beginner experience has been that after the first two weeks of using my column stagger it was difficult to switch back to my laptop keyboard, probably the first two months actually. But I've noticed it is getting easier to switch now, which

I was in a similar spot a couple years ago and I got a Kinesis freestyle edge, which is somewhat similar to the Q11 in terms of layout and number of keys. It solved my minor pain permanently. There was a small learning curve (1-2 weeks) but it didn’t slow me down too much at the time. No learning ho

I don't type correctly to begin with. My pinkies aren't overloaded and don't hurt to begin with because I literally don't use them for anything but shift, tab, enter, and backspace while typing and when I'm gaming the tab/caps/shift/ctrl keys are already in a column. I kind of float type where I jus

i've been down this ISO split rabbit hole. besides the Q11, check the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB - it comes in ISO and has a detachable 20 inch cable. for a budget option the Matias Ergo Pro works but uses alps style switches. you can also replace the cable on your R Go Tools with a longer TRRS cabl

As others have mentioned split ergo keyboard do not focus on sound profile, but you can always change out switches which are a huge determining factor in sound profile (although not the only one). You could easily find the comfort of using an ergo split outweighs your sound profile fetish though, ha

thanks- accountant here as well but i dont uuse the glove 80 as my main driver; i use the kinesis freestyle edge rgb plus; i find the macro on the side a quick help- 10 buttons; think i need to get more comfy with the glove 80 before i transition over as the main device though; your tips and macro s

The Kinesys Freestyle Edge also has function keys on the left, although strictly speaking they're "macro" keys that you can remap. Those XT-style function keys mean that you can access them with a simple slide of your left hand, not some giant upward reach. (Having function keys along the top as wel