Insane Ergonomic & Split Keyboard - Ergodox EZ Build and Review

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Insane Ergonomic & Split Keyboard - Ergodox EZ Build and Review

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Very Important Geeks

Күн бұрын

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@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

Before anyone asks - I'm wearing a lounge Kimono, not a bathrobe lol.

@Herculainn 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Picked up those keycaps, they're lovely.

@curtkirkhoff9781 3 жыл бұрын

Best quality video yet - keep it up Steve!

@dancxjo 2 жыл бұрын

Awaiting mine in the mail. I love your review! Thanks for the tenting names!

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. I’m glad someone got a kick out of them. Hope you enjoy yours!

@MalakaiPrograms 11 ай бұрын

Great video! :)

@BrandonShannonPaul 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely hilarious review. Thank you so much. Haven’t seen too many reviews of mechanical economic keyboards so good in caught is helpful

@andrw_ 3 жыл бұрын

Love the kimono and amazing content! You deserve more subs/views! Thanks for all the details

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kimono love lol!

@chuchubebop 2 ай бұрын

I'd be curious to hear a follow up about how your wife liked the keyboard, how easily she acclimated to it and whether it met her needs. I haven't seen many of your videos and don't know if she prefers to stay off-camera... if so, maybe just an update on a pinned comment? I'm considering this keyboard myself and would love to hear her thoughts after prolonged use. Thank you!

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment. It took her about 2 full weeks to get used to it. That's just the reality of such a drastic shift in layout. You have to retrain your brain but once she did it was much more helpful for her carpal tunnel issues. She wasn't the biggest fan of the length of cabling. It was a lot so if cables bother you, there are other options, or get a shorter cable or a wireless version of the ergodox.

@chuchubebop 2 ай бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks thank you, I really appreciate the added perspective!!

@kori228 Жыл бұрын

they're not true ortholinear, but column staggered. there is some vertical offset

@jammies701 Жыл бұрын

Just want to point out that having such a long TRRS cable is actually really useful. I use my halves (not an Ergodox) about shoulder-width apart, and it’s really helped with posture and shoulder/back pain. I use a trackpad or trackball in between the halves though. Using a traditional mouse in the middle might be hard to get used to if you place the halves so far apart like I do

@scorpio2t 3 жыл бұрын

Just looking at this yesterday, the 32 layers was soooo cool since i use stuff like blender, ide's like vscode, and adobe products and they have soo many hotkeys

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

Would be a great benefit for those for sure

@scorpio2t 3 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks loved the Steven skit! 😂🤣🍻

@craftbondpro 3 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting for my Sol 3. Which is pretty similar to this.

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

the Sol has been on my radar too. Hope it’s awesome!

@AW-ws1ll Ай бұрын

what's that foam you were using and cutting for the internal part?

@VeryImportantGeeks 29 күн бұрын

@@AW-ws1ll it’s called zip-n-fit

@ivaylokehayov6957 3 жыл бұрын

Only printed keycaps version has DSA profile. Blank keycaps version has sculpted profile. Backlit keycaps version has OEM R3 profile.

@TheHighborn Жыл бұрын

can you tell us what is the foam that you've put into the keyboard housing?

@VeryImportantGeeks Жыл бұрын

It’s called Zip-N-Fit.

@justinkitton5492 3 жыл бұрын

How did you open without ripping the label from the back? Isn't there a screw behind the label?

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

There is. I had to remove the label for sure.

@michaelwebster3232 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. What's the foam you filled the case with? It looked like it made it super easy to mod.

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

It’s called Zip-n-Fit. Super easy to work with.

@terrablader Жыл бұрын

It seems like everybody's risks are breaking upwards. Is that a good thing? Using it

@VeryImportantGeeks Жыл бұрын

I was being lazy cuz the layout was stressing me out lol

@snoogcity 2 жыл бұрын

Greta video brother

@bunnycreams_studio 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Do you mind me asking what kind of foam you used here?

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

It’s called Zip-N-Fit!

@bunnycreams_studio 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks ah! Thank u so much ☺

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

@GeorgeLathem 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome channel! Would you be able to add a battery and Bluetooth to the keyboard to at least make it wireless? Even if the two halves need to be connected with a TRRS cable at least the entire thing can be wireless from the computer

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

To my understanding, you cannot make a keyboard Bluetooth simply by adding Bluetooth. It wouldn’t know what information to send. It needs to be built with Bluetooth in mind in the first place. Buuuutttt, Ergodox is considering making a wireless version that is also solar powered as well. Go check that out if you’re interested.

@GeorgeLathem 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks oh where did you see that? Do you mean the group buy one? If so, I thought that was a 3 party version and the reason I didn't order it was because the key layout wasn't like moonlander, no feet, and if I remember correctly didn't use zsa keyboard software

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that’s the one. www.slicemk.com/pages/ergodox-wireless

@domenichaberer5713 3 жыл бұрын

hey nice video, have a small critique point: its the music. idk... maybe its just taste.. but in my opinion the intro and background music doesn't fit your visuals at all. But i really really like your visuals (the footage, the colours, your style, ...). maybe you're just more of a visual guy and i am a more auditive one... or our taste is just completely different.. but i think some chillled lo-fi alternative kind of music would fit your videos much better (or at least this one. haven't watched more) .

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the constructive feedback! I could certainly try to put more effort into the audio. Honestly it just hasn’t been a priority because I only have a few hours on a single day of the week to make these videos because of work, family, other things etc. the filming and editing take up the majority of the time so my main goal is to get as a decent video out as I can in the time that I have. But I appreciate your point of view!

@izukii Жыл бұрын

Do you know if this keyboard would be compatible with most other switches like matcha or banana splits?

@VeryImportantGeeks Жыл бұрын

Yes. The PCB will accept 3 or 5 pin switches.

@misceptable824 3 жыл бұрын

I saw you video on the Keychron k6, and I would love to try and fix them. Either I could buy them from you, or something else, idk. I just wondered if you would be interested. :)

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

I am certainly not using them for anything. You can have them for the cost of shipping.

@misceptable824 3 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks Awesome! If I get both of them fixed, I could probably send one back to you. Email me at thuyummyfrenchfry@gmail.com and we can go from there.

@misceptable824 3 жыл бұрын

Or, if you don't want to give away your email to me, I'm sure there's another way.

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

@@misceptable824 just making sure that email is correct. Thuyummyfrenchfry@gmail.com ?

@misceptable824 3 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks Yes

@radicate 2 жыл бұрын

Wait it doesn’t come prebuilt when ordered from their site?

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

You can have it configured to be built. I simply chose not to and used my own switches and keycaps.

@matthewpetty9988 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing build! Definitely wanting to get an Ergodox EZ. Would you consider selling your build?

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hmmm. I think I would entertain that idea.

@matthewpetty9988 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks would you entertain selling to me 😁

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

Sure. Send me an email. It’s in my bio.

@matthewpetty9988 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeryImportantGeeks I can’t seem to find your email. I keep trying to type my email here but it deletes my message to you

@VeryImportantGeeks 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewpetty9988 ah. Shoot. veryimportantgeeks@gmail.com

@SomeGuyOnHisDreamBike 3 жыл бұрын

It's not an ortho linear, it's an ortho columnar

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, quite right. Thanks for the correction.

@BougaBouga78 3 жыл бұрын

5:42 Haha, get it ? Moonlander... hehe, 'cause ZSA made the Moonlander, another ergo split keyboard uwu. Besides, video is so clean, great job !

@VeryImportantGeeks 3 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy, eagle eyed viewer! Thank you.

@jammies701 Жыл бұрын

Not ortholinear, it’s columnar stagger (vertically offset as opposed to traditional horizontal stagger). Ortho is gridded Nice vid. It sure does look good. Tough to justify this amount of money if it doesn’t have QMK/VIA/VIAL compatibility though, even if it’s wireless. Also, TRRS needs updating. Keebio splits have already switched to USB-C because of TRRS having issues shorting PCBs Looks like a transformer

@KarishmaChanglani 4 ай бұрын

It is compatible with QMK