Mechanical Keyboards

Hello keyboard enthusiasts,

So I've been postponing the purchase of my first split keyboard for a while now. I had things like the Kinesis Advantage360 on my radar, but the price is quite steep (I live in Europe, so it's around 550€), and I'm not sure it will be "the one" for me, so I would prefer to get something a bit more affordable for a start.

I've seen those two boards on keebart.com:

• https://www.keebart.com/products/corne
• https://www.keebart.com/products/sofle

A few questions for everyone:

• Does anyone have experience with this store?
• Are those boards model generally good? I've heard that the first version of the Dactyl Manuform could actually be quite bad for some nerves (pinching the thumb nerve?), would it be the case here too?
• Do you think that a well is necessary, or is tenting "good enough"?

https://www.graz.io/articles/bayleaf-wireless-keyboard

Credits: https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/1j1zq8f/piltovers_finest_keyboard/

Cat is not mine: https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/1j1fdqb/switched_from_corne_to_piantor_pro/

Framework has just announced an ortholinear keyboard for their Framework 16 laptop. It looks like it would be easy to develop any layout with it, as each key is a separate module.

Here is the timecode: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dnCGwii7FqY&t=630

• LG: FFKB
• NG: Sweep
• CG: Svalboard
• LN: Reviung
• TN: Corne
• CN: Dactyl Manuform
• LE: Neo Alice (specifically one found off aliex)
• NE: Keychron Q11

Link to the project: https://adamleblanc.page/portfolio/schist01/

https://github.com/ergohaven/hpd

Might as well help get this channel off to a flying start!

What's your favourite switch (key type) and why? What would you like to try but haven't yet and what have you tried but wasn't for you?

They're noisy, clacky, impossible to use in an office, in your house without headphones, perhaps even annoying neighbours, need effort to make them work on USB, so why do people love them so much?

I've tested two. Didn't like them because sometimes if you don't hit the keys head on, they move a bit to the side with the spring and that's jarring on your fingers.

Where do you stand on the debate?

Also, first post, so what better a topic!