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Wanting to move from conventional to ergo mech. Am overwhelmed. Send help. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by lfzs@lemmy.ca to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world
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I'm a complete novice to mech and ergo so I apologize in advance for any sins lol

The 3 I checked are Kinesis 360 (https://kinesis-ergo.com/keyboards/advantage360/), Glove80 (https://www.moergo.com/collections/glove80-keyboards) and the Moonlander (https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/).

These below are what I got from watching reviews:

  • Kinesis is difficult to customize and sometimes has connectivity issues
  • Glove80 feels cheap
  • Moonlander doesn’t have many keys and thumb cluster is on odd position

Considering the prices, the moonlander is about US$100 cheaper than the others, so feels like a better option.

I am interested in options with keywell, as they feel way more comfortable, but anything will be better since I use an conventional non-split keyboard.

The right menu links to a compare tool but there are so many.

My hands are small, so it may constrain the options I have. Or maybe not.

What are your opinions/suggestions/experience with these types of keyboards?

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[–] Necromnomicon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Your soldering skills only need to be middling to be able to pull off a dactyl manuform. In fact the first time I ever picked up a soldering iron was to build one. Just take your time and you should be fine.