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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by mafuyu on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:35AM (#7218422)
Are there any split keyboards like this that have mechanical keys?
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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by jseliger on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:41AM (#7218457)
I think some Kinesis (http://kinesis-ergo.com/) split models do; the Advantage isn't technically a split keyboard but has Cherry Brown mechanical keys by default. (I wrote more about it here: http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on...).

EDIT: Didn't realize that Kinesis only makes a single split model. Sorry! The Advantage stuff still stands.

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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by k2enemy on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:37AM (#7218441)
http://ergodox.org/
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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by lsaferite on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:55AM (#7218559)
I keep missing the massdrop buys for these and it makes me sad every time.

There are a few people working on split mechanical keyboards on geekhack as well.

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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by Adrock on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @12:56PM (#7219027)
I just did a build and sourced all the parts myself. It actually doesn't end up being much more than the Massdrop kit.
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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by lsaferite on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @10:56AM (#7224969)
Care to share your component sources? I actually did pick up a pair of the boards in a drop a while back, I just keep missing the full kit drops.

I just need a good price on MX clears, the case, and the rest of the electronics.

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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by mafuyu on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:41AM (#7218465)
Open-source hardware and DIY, too!

Thanks.

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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by zackboe on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:48AM (#7218507)
There's a lot of love for the ergodox on http://reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards

Some look really nice.

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Re:This weird keyboard may be the biggest thing since your s... by koeninger on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:46AM (#7218494)
http://matias.ca/ergopro/pc/

I've had a freestyle for a couple of years, some of the keys are already malfunctioning

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