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    • yuumei@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      It’s all personal taste, but I think that the staggered layout of “normal” keyboards feels horrible. I mean we don’t need to keep typewriter hammer arms from jamming any more :) It takes a while to get used to ortho but I find it much more comfortable

      • Marruk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I love that I got to experience the computer revolution from (nearly) the start to its current state, but damn, I really do resent some of the bad habits I’ve picked up due to technical limitations that existed when I got started. I think ortho looks just so much better and more comfortable, but the typewriter layout is firmly engrained in my muscle memory…

        • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          They have ergonomic QWERTY keyboards for decades now actually. I’m still rocking my Microsoft ergonomic keyboard from years back.

          • Marruk@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            The ergonomic keyboards I’ve seen still had offset keyboard rows, rather than the ortholinear setup shown in the tweet linked above. It’s the uniform spacing and grid layout that I’ve never seen before (not to say that means its new; just new to me!).

      • marmo7ade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        65·
        1 year ago

        Source please.

        There is none. There isn’t a single piece of research that has found ortho to be superior in any way. It’s not faster, it’s not more accurate, it’s not more ergonomic. It is for hipsters that want to be different. You’re certainly entitled to like ortho keyboards. But you should not lie about benefits.

        • steltek@lemm.eeEnglish
          61·
          1 year ago

          I think a “better… for me” is sufficient. Input devices are so personal, almost every statement about them should end in “for me”.

          Track points are so much better… for me.

          Macbook touchpads are obviously superior… for me.

          Mechanical keyboards have such a better tactile feel… for me.

          Ad nausem for trackballs, Bluetooth devices, wired devices, in-ear/over-ear/open/closed headphones.

        • astral_avocado@programming.devEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Man, didn’t expect to get my ass reamed for such a simple opinion lol. Personally speaking I feel like I’m more accurate and I have a better time finding where the keys are when touch typing.