Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
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
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I personally ended up getting the Glove80.
I don't have experience with the Advantage 360, but there are some reviews of people who have used both and compared them.
Like this and this.
There's also the Svalboard, although it might be a step too far for you. It has options for integrated trackballs / trackpoints.
If you didn’t buy the Advantage 360 yet, there is a refurbished store and I found a $50 off coupon. Saved about $100 on the Advantage 360 Pro. The pro wound up being cheaper. You can use it for the backlight but wired if you don’t want Bluetooth.
Thanks for sharing, I just noticed their store only delivers to the US, and I live in Europe, so unfortunately I'll have to get it at a reseller
I recommend the Ergodox EZ. I've been using mine for work for over 6 years, 40 hours a week and it's still running and typing as good as the day I got it. It's saved me an unreal amount of wrist and back pain because typing on it feels natural. Ergodox has other keyboards with similar split key setups too so once of those might be more to your liking. Check them out at zsa dot io.
There's a bit of a learning curve, but if you're already a person who types every day at 60-70 WPM or more then it won't take you long to get used to it. Bonus: the keys can be reprogrammed at the firmware level so that you won't need specific software to assign keys once it's set up to your satisfaction.
I've used other mechanical keyboards that have a split setup. I've got a CloudNine C959 on my home computer which is decent, but it's definitely different than the Ergodox. The C9 keyboard is like a regular keyboard that's split in half whereas the Ergodox is a complete keyboard redesign. Both good but the Ergodox makes typing nearly effortless. Anyway best of luck on your search!
Thank you for your comment!
I also have my eyes on the Charybdis (https://bastardkb.com/product/charybdis-prebuilt-preorder-2/), which seems even a bit more redesigned than the Ergodox due to the "keywell" design