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by dinkleberg 1153 days ago
This is the best move for most people IMO. The split setup is significantly more comfortable and your posture will thank you. But picking one with a traditional staggered layout means you’re already used to it.

Most people don’t want to have to relearn how to type in order to get more comfort. And switching to a linear layout and especially if you’re switching to Dvorak or Colemak you’ll be doing a lot of relearning.

I wish there were more options in the staggered split space though. Thankfully the mistel barocco is solid, but it is one of only a few options.

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Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB is also a great option for split row-staggered. Also get the optional tenting kit for even beter ergonomics.
Check out keeb.io's Sinc. They just came out with rev3. I was using a few md770s until the sinc came out
Any suggestions on keycaps for the Sinc? I had looked into buying one of those before I got the md770, but realized I was diving deeper into the mechanical keyboard world than I ever intended lol.