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dontmakemegetavpn t1_jeeesjl wrote

Flexibility in gasket mount keyboards is stupid. You may as well put your whole keyboard on various pillows if all you want is an arbitrary amount of give to your key presses. Gasket mount boards should be focused on the way it makes the keyboard sound, and in my opinion should be designed with a top-mount option in most cases. The plate and/or pcb should determine the flexibility.

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808s-n-KRounds t1_jeedg4z wrote

I also use Keebio boards because of the 4th Button from the left. If you donโ€™t want the split you could build a Convolution that just released, not hotswap though. That position for main modifier is so underrepresented and unknown, but I think itโ€™s even better than pinky on caps lock because of some of the opt combos on Mac. Plus you donโ€™t have to move your hand at all compared to bottom left main mod, which is more of a preference thing, but I like it

The only thing arguably closer would probably be thumb clusters like on a columnar stagger board, but For me the main ergonomics boost comes from the split rather than layout

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Past-Chest-6507 t1_jeebsd2 wrote

For me it is skiing. The "starter vice" was a million years ago when I first went to a local hill and rented equipment for the day. Hell, maybe even the first time I ever went sledding around 5 years old.

Surprisingly, I never really do this for my keyboard/PC setup. I've been on my "final setup" for 3 years by now, I try to make hardware go for as long as possible. I think right at year 4 I need to buy a new radiator fan, but that's all I am planning on.

But with skiing I'm always upgrading even when I don't really need to, just to restart my gear life cycle. Sometimes I actually come out on top money wise, because my old gear was worth more even with one year used than the new shit to replace it. But it still takes over my life with searching online and watching every single review video I can for every piece of clothing/gear that is involved.

Not too big a deal as it's the only hobby/recreational activity I still spend money on. I just need to be very careful to keep it in check.

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Late2Vinyl_LovingIt t1_jeeaudl wrote

Thanks for the encouragement!

I'm pretty satisfied with my Keychron Q1 as it is currently and I think that the likes of my getting a split keyboard will really help me cement a lot of what I want out of mechanical keyboards for a good while. If not, I'm happy to keep exploring.

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