The design is NOT ergonomically optimal..IMHO, this layout compromises Ergonomics to preserve keycap compatibility..
If you're gonna go this far and get a $400 ERGONOMIC keyboard, but it isn't designed all the way for ergonomics.. What was the point ..
The right hand side would work fine, because you can get your hands around it.
But notice the left hand side 1x qwerty-keys are staggered away from direction which fingers naturally curl.. (here we see the compromise, to preserve cap compatibility)
For $400, I'd also expect machined acrylic, not laser cut acrylic.. and if it is laser cut, I'd expect better cut than what's in the picture..
Those vertical lines show up because they're prioritizing cut speed over cut quality.. This is a highly tweak intensive process.. because different acrylics even within a single batch may require different cut speeds / cut temperatures for smooth edges..
The original ergodox does not have very good edges either, but for $200, I let it go..
Not @ $400
Guys, if you get this.
Don't waste your money on that stand..
Tenting requires a MUCH HIGHER stand, and across multiple axis for best fit and comfort.
This seems to only tent left-right but not up-down..
I had tried using my ergodox with only left right tenting, it did not fit my wrist well.
ONTOP of which, you need significantly more tenting then that picture.. something along the lines of 100mm in the middle..