• Victor@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Still has a keyboard that’s way too big though. See him having to use the very corner of the mouse mat in order to use it comfortably.

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        59 minutes ago

        Doesn’t really address my point. If your keyboard forces your hand too far off the side… Even if your mouse has a ton of mat space over there, you still have to reach way over there.

        I have my mouse in between my two keyboard halves. Off to the side if I’m gaming, and using only one half of the keyboard, the other half unplugged, or just moved up and out of the way.

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      23 hours ago

      I recently got a 80% keyboard without numpad and bought a separate numpad to put on the left side of the keyboard.

      Game changer.

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        9 hours ago

        Yeah I started with a TKL from WASD Keyboards (which seemed like a company that was doing okay, but just suddenly vanished) and it served me great for a year or so and it’s still a pretty good keyboard, but I had one look at the ZSA Voyager and I knew I had to have that baby. Only 52 keys, column-staggered, split keyboard. There’s so much space on my desk now. I can even unplug one half and get even more space for my mouse if playing FPS games. Programmable layers, LEDs, multi-function keys. It’s got the works. Highly recommended piece of hardware IMO.

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        9 hours ago

        Get a keyboard with layers. You’ll thank yourself later. So much damn desk space open to anything. A cup of juice. The mouse in between the two halves of the keyboard (if it’s a split one like mine), no need for extra buttons that take up so much space just sitting there 99% of the time.

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      2 days ago

      He’d definitely benefit from a southpaw keyboard if he’s not willing to go below a 100% layout.

      What am I saying, every right handed person would benefit from a southpaw keyboard if they are not willing to go below a 100% layout.

      Considering how many things have a right-handed bias, it’s honestly surprising fullsize keyboards are the opposite.

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        2 days ago

        My experience is like a mirror opposite; nearly all mechanical keyboards are less than 100%, and my productivity would nosedive if I had to hunt and peck numbers.

        You might not be wrong overall, but I thought it was funny that my anecdote is fully the opposite.

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          I need to do a lot of number entry for my work, and the southpaw TKC CandyBar saved my life. I liked it so much I immediately bought a second one just in case something happened.

          Then I got a Prime_E. I think people over estimate how hard it is to adjust typing habits to accommodate layers and toggles!

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            1 day ago

            Maybe? I’ve never touched one and I’m not rich or idle enough to buy into an entirely new paradigm. My desk is the size of a coffin as well, so I’ve got to fill it up with something. Might as well be a huge keyboard that sounds like a box of staplers falling down the stairs.

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        2 days ago

        It probably depends on use case. There are plenty of situations where having numpad on the right makes perfect sense for right handed people.

        But I’m an oddball who is very much right handed but uses the mouse left handed because my right wrist got so much wear and tear from early life data entry work.

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          14 hours ago

          I’ve done enough data entry in the past it just seems unnatural to have a left ten key. Typing hex numbers seems like it would be a major pain.

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        2 days ago

        Never knew those existed, really cool. I’ll try to remember that and consider one once my old one dies, which by the looks of it will take another decade.