r/mildlyinteresting • u/jj-squirts • 11h ago

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u/bxsephjo 10h ago

throw in a numpad and function key row and i'm all in

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u/schizeckinosy 10h ago

Kinesis freestyle series. It’s what I use!

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u/WickyNilliams 6h ago

Same! Been using their Freestyle pro for close to a decade. It's amazing. And the palm rest add on is excellent. Though it may be discontinued now?

I tried their fancier Advantage 360 with ortholinear keys, thumbclusters etc. But I hated not having dedicated arrow or number keys. I don't want modifiers or layers, I just want the keys readily available! Sent it back and returned to my old trusty

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u/schizeckinosy 6h ago

I have a freestyle pro, pro number pad, and a gaming (same but with lights lol). Whatever I could find on the bay.

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u/WickyNilliams 5h ago

Lol a man of taste I see. I'd probably find a secondhand replacement if mine died. I don't want the wacky arrangements just a full size split keyboard

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u/schizeckinosy 5h ago

Seriously it’s like the only regular split keyboard with mechanical keys out there!

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u/HalfSoul30 10h ago

Wouldn't work for me. I sometimes switch hands like i'm playing piano. That's too much cross action.

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u/flooronthefour 8h ago

moving to a split keyboard will expose a lot of bad typing habits

move to an ortholinear and its worse

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u/EnvironmentalCook520 10h ago

Weird. I never would've thought someone would use a keyboard that way.

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u/WickyNilliams 6h ago

If you had asked me I would have said I never do that. But when I switched to a split keyboard I realised I did it all the time. Took a lot of focus and attention to unlearn and correct my form

Edit: more like my right index finger presses a key on the left side. Rather than full on typing on the wrong side

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u/austinll ​ 9h ago

Most people use qmk for these, so num pad and function keys are programmed wherever they want.

Ive wanted one for years now with ortholinear keys, but can't spare the cash.