Ask HN: What's your daily driver keyboard?

14 points by robbiet480 23 hours ago | 16 comments

Inspired by the thread about typ.ing [0] and people talking about their setup, I wondered what HN users are using for their daily driver keyboard.

Please list the model, switches, keycaps, layout and any other details you think relevant.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49346854

dickiedyce 4 hours ago |

Daily driver is a Svalboard. Before that, there was a Rolio, Corne-ish Zen, Moonlander, Ergodox EZ. All were great. I tried to make the MoErgo Glove 80 and a Characorder Master Forge work, but without sufficient success. For 'thinking not typing' Svalboard takes the biscuit. I use tap-dance, with 1 extra momentary layer for macros. Layout-wise, I went with Workman. Makes Helix interesting, but it's muscle-memory now. What is unplayable now... minecraft lol.

utopiah 4 hours ago |

Bastard Dilemma 36 keys, twilight switches, touchpad

my keyboard journey is on https://fabien.benetou.fr/Tools/Keyboards

CarVac 20 hours ago |

Mitosis Anaphase, a handwired sandwich design based on the Mitosis keyboard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8wip5j...

I type with the keyboard on my lap so a split design didn't work for me, hence creating this handwired contraption.

I use the Dvorak layout and have two alternate layers. In the number layer, the top row is punctuation, home row is numbers, and bottom row spilling into the thumb cluster is F keys). The other utility layer has mouse keys and media control.

Keyswitches: Box Navy

Caps: Polycarbonate DCS alphas R1-R3-R4, DSA R3 for the tall thumb caps, G20 for the low thumb caps.

Button layout: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/50a4b3510bdfe5e8c93...

JohnFen 18 hours ago |

A Kensington M01181 I picked up used for $5 at an electronics recycler. It's been my daily driver for about 7(?) years now, although do also use a half-dozen other keyboards. All from the same recycler, except for a wireless mini keyboard I use on my electronics workbench.

ajp11 20 hours ago |

A Goldtouch KFK-E88YB which is a split keyboard with adjustable angle. Made around the year 2003.

I strongly prefer it over a flat keyboard, I have each side at about a 23 degree angle to the desk.

I'v worn the bumps off the F and J keys, which I need to get my fingers in position without looking down.

bramhaag 18 hours ago |

Kinesis Advantage with brown switches. Some of the switches are starting to double input, and sometimes a modifier key gets stuck. Can't complain though, it's about to turn 18 years old soon.

ja27 22 hours ago |

Keychron K3 Pro, red switches, RGB, stock keycaps. I find low-profile more comfortable for my hands but has enough key travel it feels right. It's close enough to the MacBook layout that it isn't too hard to switch back and forth when I'm out with the laptop.

cynerx 22 hours ago |

Home made Corne. Have many of them including low profile BT one. All of them 5 columns per side.

theandrewbailey 22 hours ago |

Home: Das Keyboard 4 Utimate (Cherry MX brown, unlabeled keys)

Work: Many and I could change them all every day if I wanted to (ewaste recycling company), but main work desktop has a Royal Kludge S108 Typewriter.

guax 23 hours ago |

Kinesis Advantage360 Pro (ZMK). Not my favourite of all time, but it did help me immensely with wrist pain

be_erik 22 hours ago |

I’ve been using a WASD Code edition with brown switches for many years now without any complaints.

robbiet480 23 hours ago |

My current daily driver is a Logitech MX Keys. I don't love it honestly but it's not bad.

bookofjoe 22 hours ago |

Das Keyboard 4 Professional - Cherry MX2 Blue Switches

arnaudperalta 23 hours ago |

keychron K3 Pro, low profile brown gateron switches

whereistejas 17 hours ago |

Cornix LP

squigz 22 hours ago |

ErgoDox EZ with brown switches. It took a (long) while to get used to, but far more comfortable to type on long-term IMO

I also use a Kensington trackball mouse