• Keychron Q8 Pro
  • Gazzew U4Tx + a couple of Kailh Box Navy switches
  • MTNU Beige keycaps (lovely new profile, GMK made double-shot PBT, expensive - even more due to Colemak)

I bought the keyboard immediately when I found out they made a BT version of the Q8 (I use a Q10 daily at the office), as I was looking for an iPad compatible one. Very happy with it!

  • Nulubez@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    1 year ago

    How’s the feel, ergo-wise. I’ve been locked in to a Microsoft natural elite 2 since the early 2000s and this is the first mechanical ergo I’ve seen

    • Tenthrow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’ve been using this board for a while now and I love it. I don’t think the split is as extreme as other boards but I find it hard to go back to my straight boards anymore.

    • Etnaphele@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I don’t have a lot of experience with ergo keyboards, but I found myself liking this Alice/Arisu layout quite a lot. I can keep my shoulders and arms more relaxed (I’m also quite tall, so a bit more room for my arms and hands is nice…). Only downside of these Keychron models is the tall height of the board. One could use a wrist rest though - Keychron themselves sell one - but I don’t use one. I also don’t type without interruptions the whole day, so it’s ok for me. Easy enough to go back to normal/laptop keys due to almost standard stagger and key layout.

  • richard_wagner@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    Beautiful keyboard!

    Since you have the Bluetooth version, I’m curious if it is QMK compatible and how that works. I was under the impression that QMK doesn’t work wirelessly.

    • Etnaphele@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      Thanks!

      It is QMK and VIA compatible. I need to wire it to a computer with a Chromium based browser to customize it, but it works - albeit with some connection issues with my 2013 MacBook Pro. On Windows works flawlessly.

      • richard_wagner@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Wow nice. That’s sort of a game changer… why can’t other QMK boards work like this?

        I got my first wireless board (with ZMK - a Ferris sweep) recently and I love it. My only wish is that the Bluetooth range were larger.

        • Etnaphele@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          1 year ago

          As for your question, absolutely no clue…

          Regarding bluetooth, at which (metric pls) distance you have connection problems? I’m thinking of dipping my toes in DIY boards for a compact travel KB but I would also need bluetooth - so the problem you’re mentioning could very well hit me too.

        • Tenthrow@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I don’t know the technical details but I believe that keychron is dealing with the bluetooth separately from the main board. QMK still doesn’t really support bluetooth in a proper way so if I am not mistaken they handle it differently, and when you are flashing new firmware to the QMK controller it doesn’t talk to the bluetooth board. Almost like using a dongle for the keyboard.

          • Etnaphele@lemmy.worldOP
            1·
            1 year ago

            That could be it, but in VIA you can actually assign bluetooth host keys in order to switch devices, so a sort of communication between main board and bluetooth electronics must be happening!