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by tony 2510 days ago
ergodox ez: https://ergodox-ez.com/

- very solidly built. perhaps best build quality of any keyboard i ever had

- the z and / keys are ctrl keys, and you need to type , and / twice to type those keys

- there are "mod" keys, which shift into secondary, third, ... layers

- you can control the mouse from the keyboard. i don't use it, but would like to see development in this area

- when you transfer back to a normal laptop keyboard, you have to orient yourself again

- firmware can be customized: https://configure.ergodox-ez.com. You register, "fork" the config, download the firmware and flash it. There's a graphical flashing tool that works on Ubuntu (probably other distros too) called wally (https://ergodox-ez.com/pages/wally)

- it's shipped from TW (Formosa!!), you have to pay a lot of money to ship it back if you want to do it within the return period.

- expensive

- my "a" key sticks sometimes. i haven't nailed down why yet.

have also tried kinesis advantage. recommend it. it takes up more space, but is also well built. it has a feeling like it's medical/industrial grade. above average build than even an expensive mechanical keyboard.

check out g305 for mice. it's small, accurate, and wireless