The Uni v4 Typing Test

The Uni v4 typing test on monkey type 50 word test. 204 WPM using stenography.

[reecemnl]

I bought this the other day and expecting the delivery in about a month or so. Very very excited as i hope to use this at my writing degree at university.

[TCFYTB]

This looks so crazy, I would need to have ultra instinct to type this fast and this guy just do it as a casual typer

[ducdinh]

Realize that you sure have to have certain rhythm in order to type on this type of keyboard

[opbe]

What do you do when you don’t remember a word?

[cyruscase]

Bro what? he doesn't even look like he is typing fast, i bet you can type even faster, this keyboard is crazy but probably hard to learn.

[AverageMichaelJordans]

I know this isn't a forum or anything but I just wanna get an answer real quick before having to dive head-first into the world of stenography:

How is stenography in other languages? Do you need a different layout for it, and how is the support for it on the software side?

And can this be done on a normal keyboard, or do you need the custom hardware? I'd absolutely throw some cash at this if I end up liking it but I don't wanna spend money on something I'm not 100% sure I like.