noodohs

joined 1 year ago
 

I have had wrist pain for a while now, probably stemming from years of PC gaming without actually trying to make it ergonomic, but so far I haven't found any great solutions. Alice boards have been a half measure, the Azeron is fine if it addresses specific problems you have but it didn't solve any of my problems (and tenting it makes it really, really tall), and Razer's Tartarus is just really poorly laid out. I don't have any issues with the standard keyboard layout other than CTRL being a bit of a pain, I just want it to be farther over and tented. Stumbled on the Irispad, which is just the left side of an Iris but for pretty cheap (about $110 USD) and it has been great. I wish it came by default with tenting legs or that there were some entire cases with a fixed tenting angle other than the aluminum case (which is both expensive and not the right angle for me), but I can probably work something out eventually. Or if any of you have any 3D print files or know where to find some, let me know. Overall, I'm pretty pleased.

Disclaimer: Glorious sent me these keycaps for free in exchange for me posting something somewhere about them, so I am doing that here. Having said that, they are... fine. They don't really match my aesthetic as most of my setup is white or lavender and they are missing some important options like 1U modifiers or smaller spacebars for split boards. There's also no wider ALT key for the right side of my QK75. All of these are things I have grumbled about to them before, so it's unfortunate to see they have not addressed that. I also think the black may just be dyed on? The underside is white, not black, so maybe it was easier to get white legends by dying it black instead? I am not much of a keycap collector, so I don't know what's normal for this. Anyway, if this is your aesthetic and you don't need some of the unusual sizes, it's probably a good value, but I'll probably get something else eventually.

[–] noodohs@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 months ago

If it's a government type place, I can say that I can access the VIA site and connect to and update my keyboard. However, having a keyboard that allows a text file to be saved on it would probably be against policy, so I'm not sure that would even be a good workaround.

[–] noodohs@ttrpg.network 28 points 6 months ago (4 children)

As a QA myself, this is what dealing with developers (and I this case, wizards) is like. Way too much trust in their code.

[–] noodohs@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, I think I'll give the Compact a shot. It's not that much more than a Tartarus and it has way more buttons.

[–] noodohs@ttrpg.network 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I looked at it before, but dismissed it because of the price and general weirdness. However, the more I look at it, the more it seems like a good fit. I'm not super keen on Omron switches as I've had entirely too many start double clicking over the years (the optical switches in the Tartarus Pro are a selling point for me), but I suppose I can always replace them.

Since you said you have the Classic, how do you feel about the thumb button? I suspect I'll end up using buttons for movement in most games rather than the thumbstick, in which case I'll still want jump to be tied to my thumb. In that sense, the Tartarus having the button under the thumb makes more sense to me, but maybe I could get used to the Cyborg.

[–] noodohs@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hmmm, seems a bit pricier and doesn't include any palm rest or customizable tenting. Not totally ruling it out or anything, just doesn't immediately seem like what I want.

 

Anyone have any ideas? It feels really bad to get something other than the QK75 that I have and love, but I have wrist problems with my left wrist and I'd really like something more ergonomic for gaming and that I don't have to reposition every time I switch between gaming and general computer use. I'm sure the Tartarus is fine, but I really loathe having to have Synapse running and would like something I can program with QMK. A similar layout (maybe a few more buttons, but I want the tented ergo thing) and price would be ideal, but I could be convinced to spend a little more if I have to. If I could get just the left side of a Dactyl, that would almost be a solution aside from the price (I don't really want to build from scratch). Ergodox has the Halfmoon, but it is decidedly bad for gaming given the low polling rate. Thoughts?