I bought an Ergodox EZ a few years ago. While I enjoyed it at first, I realized that I was avoiding certain workflows because it lacked arrow and function keys, forcing you to rely on different layers.
I like split keyboards, and I also like thumb clusters, but I’d really prefer something with dedicated arrow and function keys.
Update for future googlers:
I ended up buying the Kinesis Freestyle 2 with the extra wrist rests. It’s not mechanical but I couldn’t justify the extra cost for both an ergonomic and mechanical keyboard.
Kinesis freestyle has f1-f12. But no fancy firmware with layers and stuff.
It also has a Fn key that gives you an extra “layer”, or half of one, I believe.
I think Kinesis also offers a higher-end model that has some programmable features, but I went with the regular Freestyle.
I have a mac one for work. But I also use it for my pc. Where the heck is the printscreen button. I probably need the higher end one I guess.
Huh. My Windows one has one, but I always use WindowsKey+Shift+S these days
Yeah, macs don’t have a printscreen normally. And I can’t find an equivalent. I use greenshot. The win shift s launchs the snipping tool. It’s also an uncomfortable short cut.
I mean, I can give greenshot a different hot key. So I’m really just whining. Lol
Macs definitely have a way to take screenshots/snips. I know they do, because before Windows had the snipping tool, this was one thing I was jealous about Mac’s having! Haha
Oh yeah, they do. But a mac keyboard on a pc… thats the hiccup. Cause mac doesn’t use printscreen.