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by MichaelGG 3914 days ago
If only they'd make a split layout ergo design. One of the only mechanical ergos out there (available today) is the Matias Ergo Pro. And it's got a lot of dumb design decisions. Like dedicated copy/cut etc keys that just send Ctrl-C Ctrl-X etc. Bizarre. Strange placement of Ctrl that still, after months of usage, cause me typos. And a remote Esc that hurts more than normal to reach. Among other silly key placements. All of these for no good reason. A 20 minute revision during design and it'd be a perfect keyboard.

I'd get a Kinesis but they're so huge and 90s looking.

Most promising looking device is the Keyboardio, but that'll be a year or so.

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Best bet is to wait for Massdrop to relaunch that ErgoDox kit: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ergodox?mode=guest_open
If you're not looking forward to doing the soldering yourself, check out the Ergodox EZ campaign (funded but still open): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ergodox-ez-an-incredible-...
Looks beautiful, but I think I've blown my "keyboard budget" for the next year :)
Looks nice, any idea what the cost was/would be?
Usually in the $250 range, unless you decide to go completely nuts on the keycaps. Then, well, the sky's the limit these days.
Just get two HHKB Pro 2's and put them side by side.