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this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2025
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Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
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¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
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Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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Nope, I wrote the article and own the site. There are zero ads on the site, zero affiliation, nothing is monetized, zero data is tracked. I simply like the keyboard having built one from the last group buy, that I purchased myself.
That's my video for a sound test (the video isn't monetized either), I wanted to share how it sounds and looks in celebration of a new group buy, as it is a very good split ortho. I say this as someone who owns and built over 50 high end mechanical keyboards over the last 8 years. I paid for my knowledge and then some. I got a lot of splits, the Altair is up there right at the top.
Like seriously, you see any other sites writing this in depth while recording their own videos about $300 niche high end keebs? You wanna know why? There's no money in it because you can't affiliate this stuff. Why do you think every list of best keyboard is all slop off the shelf available on Amazon? Plus this sub is tiny and certainly doesn't push any traffic, I only posted here because of the shared interest.
I can get behind your enthusiasm. I like to read what makes it a great keyboard for you. Don’t worry about the price or the timeline I can figure that out on my own.
Oh sure, anyone in the hobby knows how to track down the needed info. My thinking is the site is picked up on Google, so I try to make it accessible.