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by grumblingdev 991 days ago
The biggest issue for Mac users is the placement of the `command` key on the US ANSI keyboards - which is the layout for pretty much all mechanical keyboards. And the missing left `fn` key.

It requires you to curl your thumb awkwardly when resting on the home row or WASD.

It is between the Z and X, but on MacBook keyboard it is directly under the X so your thumb can rest straight.

The only keyboard I have found that has a similar MacBook layout is the Niz Plum Micro84[1] with dome switches.

There was also the discontinued NuPhy F1 that had a fn key but still had a terrible command placement.

I don't know why more Mac users don't complain about this.

[1]: https://epomaker.com/products/niz-plum-84-bluetooth [2]: https://nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/nutype-f1

1 comments

One solution to this problem is to remap caps lock to cmd, which can be easily done in the settings.