Keytronic ergoforce
- beltet
- Location: Stockholm Sweden
- Main keyboard: Custom NerD60
- Main mouse: Saitek cyborg R.A.T 7
- Favorite switch: Ergo MX Clear
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Hi all!
I found an Keytronic ergoforce NIB on a flea market today.
I know, its rubber dome. But in my opinion this is one of the best rubber domes that you can find.
The odd thing is that this is a US ANSI with big ass enter and I found it in Sweden.
Anyway... What do you think and what's your opinion on the board. Will try to scan manuals and such for the wiki.(BTW, can anyone edit the wiki?)
Here's some pictures:
Edit: Sry for the picture quality and alignment. Have only my phone ATM...
Edit2: added img tags.
I found an Keytronic ergoforce NIB on a flea market today.
I know, its rubber dome. But in my opinion this is one of the best rubber domes that you can find.
The odd thing is that this is a US ANSI with big ass enter and I found it in Sweden.
Anyway... What do you think and what's your opinion on the board. Will try to scan manuals and such for the wiki.(BTW, can anyone edit the wiki?)
Here's some pictures:
Edit: Sry for the picture quality and alignment. Have only my phone ATM...
Edit2: added img tags.
Last edited by beltet on 21 Aug 2014, 22:20, edited 1 time in total.
- ne0phyte
- Toast.
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: HHKB Pro 2
- Main mouse: Mionix Avior 7000
- Favorite switch: Topre 45g, MX Blue
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But you have to add a .jpg (or whatever type it is) to the links for thatMuirium wrote: ↑Wrap [img] tags around those so they show up inline. There's a button in the post editor…
- beltet
- Location: Stockholm Sweden
- Main keyboard: Custom NerD60
- Main mouse: Saitek cyborg R.A.T 7
- Favorite switch: Ergo MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: -
Sry for that, did it one phone becasue i'm on vacation. but manage to get hold on a computer to edit it.Muirium wrote: ↑Wrap [img] tags around those so they show up inline. There's a button in the post editor…
Will try to make better images when I get back from vacation. Hope you can overlook the "picture problem" atm.
EDIT: Omg... It looks terrible... Anyway, sry for that. I don't have any oppertunity to make it better atm.
Edit2: When I come back from vacation i will take better pictures, maybe open it up, and scan the manuals. Is anyone interested in this?
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
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Far from the worst pictures I've seen posted here… so long as you tip your head to one side! Don't see wedge shaped boxes like that these days, or as 1990s artwork!
- Kurk
- Location: Sauce Hollondaise (=The Netherlands)
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These Keytronics are indeed descent boards. The best feature is that all caps have the same profile. Great for testing other layouts like Dvorak or Colemak.
- beltet
- Location: Stockholm Sweden
- Main keyboard: Custom NerD60
- Main mouse: Saitek cyborg R.A.T 7
- Favorite switch: Ergo MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: -
That I didn't know. That's a good "feature". Been thinking a little bit if I should learn to use Dvorak. But seems like a big step.Kurk wrote: ↑These Keytronics are indeed descent boards. The best feature is that all caps have the same profile. Great for testing other layouts like Dvorak or Colemak.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
It is indeed. And the wrong one. Go with Colemak, it's more optimised and less radically different from qwerty, simultaneously.
- beltet
- Location: Stockholm Sweden
- Main keyboard: Custom NerD60
- Main mouse: Saitek cyborg R.A.T 7
- Favorite switch: Ergo MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: -
Even for non English users?Muirium wrote: ↑It is indeed. And the wrong one. Go with Colemak, it's more optimised and less radically different from qwerty, simultaneously.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Neither of them are designed with Swedish (or any non-English language) in mind. Even so, I suspect Colemak is still better in that circumstance since Dvorak is so radical. A lot of your Qwerty muscle memory (especially on the bottom row) still works in Colemak, which is a real help for common keyboard shortcuts. Dvorak was designed for typewriters, not computers.
There are alternate layouts for non-English languages, of course. If you were French, I'd suggest Bépo, as I can remember the name. Forum user Vierax is really into it.
Here's a rundown of more than just a handful of layouts, that I happened to find while searching for that picture. As usual, Swedish gets the barest of mentions. I presume that's the language you're looking to optimise for, given your location?
http://xahlee.info/kbd/dvorak_and_all_k ... youts.html
There are alternate layouts for non-English languages, of course. If you were French, I'd suggest Bépo, as I can remember the name. Forum user Vierax is really into it.
Here's a rundown of more than just a handful of layouts, that I happened to find while searching for that picture. As usual, Swedish gets the barest of mentions. I presume that's the language you're looking to optimise for, given your location?
http://xahlee.info/kbd/dvorak_and_all_k ... youts.html
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i always wanted to learn a new layout, but to be fair i only 4 finger type on qwerty, i have been trying to learn to touch type correctly but to no avail anyone got any tips
i can do it but i am so much slower
i can do it but i am so much slower
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Then stick with it and your speed will eventually increase. Or maybe learn to touch type on some layout more modern than from the 1870s, while keeping your "circling eagle" QWERTY technique just in case.