I used a split keyboard for 30 days

I used a split ortho keyboard for 30 days... and it was rough. Is using a strange ergonomic keyboard worth it - or is a normal keyboard better? Let's find out. We used the RGBKB Sol 3.

0:00 Start of the challenge
1:00 Building the keyboard
2:00 Why am I using this keyboard?
3:11 The first few days
4:21 A breakthrough
4:45 Big challenges
6:25 Switch back to a normal layout
8:00 Should you try a split keyboard?

Normal keyboard: Niz Duo82
Other recommended split keyboards:

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[existenceisafarce._.]

“It kinda felt like legos, but for adults”

*So IKEA?*

[LS-tdyf]

“It kinda felt like legos, but for adults”

18+ lego sets:😔

[PiersCawley]

Weirdly, when I switched to a split ergo keyboard I also switched to a completely new layout, but that meant that when I went back to a flat QWERTY board, I wasn't mistyping. I think my hands treated them as two completely separate input devices.

[Mushba.]

my main motivation for wanting to try out splits is to put each one on an armrest and pretend i'm lelouch from code geass

[MrAwesomeaditya]

She said "Your keyboard looks like this" 😭 oh how I wish you were right
Edit: I CAN FINALLY SAY IM YT FAMOUS

[danielho]

I've been using a split keyboard (Kinesis Freestyle 2) and Colemak for almost 10 years. Some comments: 1. Monitor. You need to place your monitor higher. Your neck and shoulder pain is not caused by the keyboard but by your hunched-over position. 2. Chair armrests. Having proper positioning of your elbows greatly helps/hurts your typing style. Having armrests that have width and height adjustments is great. 3. Glasses. If you work that many hours on the computer, you might want to consider fixed-focal-length, blue-light reducing, anti-glare, high-index, titanium-framed, lightweight glasses. In short, glasses normally are made for reading (12" away) or driving (30+ feet). However, having custom computer glasses for 3 ft. distance is a great benefit for computer use. 4. R&R. Your needs need relaxation. I sugest a minimum of 10 min. every 2 hrs. However, be aware that this 10 min. relaxation is for your eyes, not your brain. You need to spend that 10 min. focusing on something in the far distance. Just closing your eyes for 10 min. DOES NOT RELAX your eye muscles.

[concernedcommenter]

Everyone: “You should lower your desk so your arms don’t hurt as much.”

Me and my chair: *”You raise me up!”*

[Nointernet]

“It kinda felt like Lego, but for adults.”

So Lego?

[mikemills]

I think the biggest mistake people make when moving to an ergonomic layout is too not move the location of the most commonly used key, ie backspace. Put it under your thumb, possibly next to space.

Space is under your thumb because you use it a lot, moving to an ergonomic layout you will make mistakes so put backspace next to space and you won't have to worry about losing your home row.

Ctl, alt, space, back space, enter are all under my thumbs on my Ergodox layout.

[DanielDatic]

Perfect. My cat could lay in between the split keyboards instead of on top of the keyboard.

[opa-bukr]

bro she regained most of her typing speed in 5 days while its been 4 months since i switched keyboards and decreased by 20-30 wpm
i made so many typing mistakes that its all that my brain remembers 😂

[laurilehtiaho]

5:47 Man, this feature with the split keyboards is _not_ without it's perks - I bought my first last year while studying my first year in Uni, and being able to fit my Chinese textbook _in the middle of my keyboard_ really was a useful feature during classes.

I am currently back on a traditional keyboard due to durability issues on the split keyb (A Moonlader), but I will most likely be going back to it once that gets solved.

[erika]

"a simple sentence"
the sentence about cytoplasmic membranes:

[chance]

“You use you’re keyboard a lot... and it could cause pain because of it”
Mobile users: *”bonjour”*

[Swenthorian]

The best thing you can do for ergonomics, is to ditch QWERTY itself. It's brutal, and it takes a whole month; but the result is definitely more comfortable. I originally started learning Dvorak; but I found that the L and S locations were TERRIBLE for interactive use of POSIX-like shells. Colemak was the layout I ended-up going with, and I've been using it ever since -- for over a decade. I type the same speeds on QWERTY and Colemak, with a similarish error rate (Colemak is slightly better), but my fingers move a lot less overall, and it *is* somewhat noticeably more comfortable after long periods.

[enthuast]

"It kinda felt like Legos, but for adults."
So, kind of like building a PC then?

[FroWnieMckNifes]

What do you mean “legos for kids” legos are for everyone unless your 100+🙂

[Felstory]

I'd love to try a fully split keyboard like this but my biggest issue is the price point. No matter what keyboard I'm buying I simply can't justify a full $350 keyboard. Even other options are just too much. Look forward to trying this tech in the future if it ever becomes more affordable in a mass market.

[galaxybiscuit]

130 wpm 99% accuracy that's actually pretty impressive

[gage]

Everyone gangsta till they lose half the keyboard and have to manage with one...