Freestyle Edge RGB Plus Split Mechanical Keyboard

Kinesis

Freestyle Edge RGB Plus Split Mechanical Keyboard

35 positive 1 neutral 4 negative

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100% split mechanical keyboard with hardware-level programmability?

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,

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Lazy_Dragonfly5943 in r/keyboards

April 12, 2026 2:16 PM

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Work keyboard recommendations

I sorta see what you mean. I have only heard of people reflashing Kinesis boards with QMK after doing hardware mods to the board (replacing the controller for example). But just be aware that although smartset has lots of options it is also annoyingly limited. Limited in that I think it actively res

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DiggitySkister in r/ErgoMechKeyboards

October 13, 2025 4:27 PM

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Looking for a Unicorn... like the Freestyle 2

Maybe they have updated the palm rests for the Freestyle Edge Plus recently and I have used an older model, but I actually find them really great, I'm not sure what you mean by how they force your wrists into an uncomfortable location, I wonder if your desk might be too high or maybe your chair too

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DiggitySkister in r/ErgoMechKeyboards

February 26, 2026 8:16 PM

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For those of you who tried ergo and went back to standard - what went wrong?

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

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Nai_Calus in r/ErgoMechKeyboards

March 29, 2026 8:33 PM

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Glove80 and Excel?

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

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Tool1996x in r/ErgoMechKeyboards

March 15, 2026 10:38 PM

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What would your keyboard look like if you could rearrange and even add new keys?

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

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PropagandaOfTheDude in r/emacs

June 21, 2025 6:57 PM

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