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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: zmyrgel on Tue, 19 February 2019, 05:17:11

Title: Keyboard recommendation (carrying, programming)
Post by: zmyrgel on Tue, 19 February 2019, 05:17:11

I'm planning on getting a new keyboard and some ergonomic mouse for work. There seems to be tons to choose from so I'm looking for recomendations.
Currently I'm using old Kinesis freestyle with VIP and cheapest laptop mouse so upgrade would be nice.

Some guidelines for new keyboard:
- split keyboards are nice but not mandatory
- easy to carry, we've got open office with limited space to store these so I'm carrying my stuff with me.
- mechanical, preferable cherry brown switches
- Emacs-friendly

I'm pondering on just getting new Kinesis Freestyle Pro and DXT mouse 2 but I'm open to other ideas.
I've had HHKB but I never got used to it, a bit too small for me.

Title: Re: Keyboard recommendation (carrying, programming)
Post by: ollir_ on Tue, 19 February 2019, 13:27:19

Leopold FC660C. It's bit bigger than HHKB but still easy to carry with you. You can swap Ctrl and Caps Lock so it's Emacs friendly (swapped keycaps included with the board) and Topre is perfect for work and feels and sounds infinitely better than MX browns in my opinion.