I’m just a newb when it comes to high grade keyboards, but these things look wild, and I kind of want to try one.

  • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today
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    1 month ago

    I want to try it but I’m worried that I’ll get too frustrated and then have (another) expensive keyboard that I don’t use.

    • jeff 👨‍💻@programming.dev
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      1 month ago

      I use a planck as my daily driver. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you have some good reasons to switch.

      It took about 2 weeks of use and practice before I could type at a reasonable rate with it. And then it took about 2 weeks before I could type on a normal keyboard again.

      I had a few reasons why I got one

      • I travel enough that having a small form factor was important
      • I have small hands, and was developing some wrist pain from stretching and moving my hand on larger keyboards. It did help a lot, but I think switching to a 60% would have been just as helpful.
      • I didn’t type that fast anyway and have pretty bad form, I was hoping switching layouts would be a natural way to retrain my typing and type faster. I did improve for a bit, but I stopped practicing and am a pretty terrible typer again

      I do think it’s pretty cool. It’s a conversation starter when people walk by my desk. The planck is a 40%, so most people haven’t seen a keyboard that small.

      • the_weez@midwest.social
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        1 month ago

        At work I use a planck paired with a numpad. It’s perfect for me, but it was definitely a learning experience. Probably 2 weeks or so to get used to it. Most people would probably like a preonic more, the number row is a must for gaming and it makes learning quicker.