Ergo Pro

For a noob, I recommend getting a keyboard that’s just split. Many of the keyboards others have recommended are minimalist and/or columnar. The actual number and/or arrangement of the keys is different. This requires more adjustment and can lead to frustration. You may want one eventually, but I don

Between those two, I’d say go for the Ergodox. More keys means an easier transition. And that is a good deal. But the Ergodox is still a columnar board. For true newbies, I recommend a keyboard that is just like a regular, staggered keyboard, but split in two. Consider Kinesis Freestyle Pro or Matia

For a beginner you could get a keyboard that’s just split, with a standard layout, Matias Ergo Pro or Kinesis Freestyle Pro or Kinesis Freestyle 2 are more like standard office keyboards. There are others on Amazon. It kind of depends on what features are important to you. There are also a lot of ex

I am 2 years into using this keyboard and so far I have had very very few issues. There was a couple of times where a key would keep repeating, but I just had to mash the key repeatedly to fix it. I was quite impressed that its held up so far. But I still fear that the chattering may get really bad.

Matias Ergo Pro is what I use for work computer. It is wired, it has very limited built in rebinding (three bonus keys on left hand side, one on right hand side) but no qmk/zmk/flashing. It is split and tentable (by default, you don't need any stands, it has pretty neato little legs that allow both