Found this today, which is significantly cheaper than an ergodox ez, for anyone interested in something very similar but cost is prohibitive. http://unikeyboard.io/product/diverge/

Plus the optional LEDs = instant win 😜

https://shop.keyboard.io/ Not cheap one, but looks awesome

@vandr0iy that does sound nice 🙂

We should probably shout out to technomancy's atreus whilst we're talking about keyboards. http://atreus.technomancy.us/ Given that most of us here probably use lein regularly

I considered grabbing the http://keyboard.io before I saw the EZ.

I wanted to print and solder my own entire keyboard, and still do. I'm going to try and get a 3D printer later this year, and try print out a stock Ergodox.

I have kinesis advantage and it’s ❤️

I wanted to go for a ergodox before, but I figured that I don’t want a halfway ergo keyboard 😉

however be sure to check this one out https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard

a place where keyboard meets clojure 🙂

The dactyl is super cool. I wanted one. It's also the thing I'm going to print after the well-documented ergodox

Looks like it's significantly more active than it was 8 months or so ago

but why ergodox?)

of course it’s a matter of personal opinion, but the curved shape really matters 🙂

and they’ve recently released advantage2 http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/products/

I've found it's less important than the split for me, and getting more use out of my thumb. Plus I needed something I can carry around as I travel a lot / work from home.

I've got really broad shoulders, so I feel uncomfortable on most keyboards as my arms are at quite an angle.

reasonable, I also want a split keyboard to carry around. that’s why I will probably source a dactyl at some point

I was very close to creating my own ergodox to start, and then switching to the Dactyl once the instructions were clearer & I felt a little more brave.

I eventually caved when I realised I'd need even more equipment for the PCBs, and just bought an EZ.

I'm getting more free time in a few months, so I'll be able to take on hobbies like electronics and building keyboards.

@antonpaisov Have you built a keyboard yourself before?

nope

I wish you luck with dactyl! keep posted if you decide to source one 🙂

@dominicm btw I think there’s more reports of dactyl builds in the internet nowdays then it was before

Yeah, the README is significantly better than it was when I was poking around.

I probably would have given it a go at the time if It had looked how it does now

and the case is still the most expensive part of the build 🙂

@antonpaisov even cooler - it looks like my ergodox layout will be compatible with the Dactyl.

it definitely will 🙂