I hope you enjoyed this review of one of the best purchases I've done in a long time. The UHK60 from Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. If productivity also gets you psyched, check out this video where I cover 5 things I do to stay highly productive! 🔗 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a76Am5xmmp24aJ8.html

This is my dream keyboard and finally someone has made a new review specifically for the v2 and the modules. It's still a dream because UHK is too expensive for me. Settling for now using the Thinkpad Trackpoint Wireless Keyboard II. But I have made lots of customization using Karabiner like that arrow keys on the JIKL keys.

I have one of these with the trackball module, key cluster and palm rests. I couldn't be happier with it. I do a lot of coding and this has been the only Ergo keyboard that has not given me the feeling that all of the brackets and punctuation I need to use constantly second class status. I was a bit of a keyboard collector, usually swapping out the keyboard I was using one a month; but since I got my UHK it hasn't left my desk.

I am using the 1st generation UHK daily as a programmer and it is the best keyboard ever (for me). I would recommend the palm-rest too. The cluster and trackball modules are great, but even without them you can to everything without and problems. Reaching function keys is easy, you are just pressing an additional button and 1, 2, 3 ... etc. I needed only a day to get used to the cursor keys. I did borrow a UHK from a friend to be sure that this is the right keyboard for me .. and I was convinced after some days at work with it.

Awesome Video Simon! Quick question: Is the trackball as good as the mouse when it comes to "scroll intensive" tasks like working on a figma design?

I am using the Keychron Q1 and also have access to a bunch of customization like this (granted, it's not an ergonomic keyboard) and I really need to get started using layers 😂 Video was super well made as always!

The emoji tip is awesome haha. I never use the Fn function but now I know eaxctly what to do! :D

The ABS keycaps of the 1st generation UHK were a bit cheap, so I replaced them by PBT on my own. The new UHK already has those and every key-switch is even hot-swap-able now.

I really want to get my hands in one of these type of keywords, I’ve been watching some videos about them. Specially to reduce repetitive tasks Great Video Simon 💯

Thank you for the review. You say that you tried the Ergodox EZ also. I use it right now but also not 100% satisfied with it. So what are the advantages of the UHK in your opinion? One thing I really love on the Ergodox is the training programm with my own layout visualized. Is there something similar on the UHK?

How do you mark a piece of code in editor, or how do you move left or right trough code by whole word ? You need to press Ctrl+Shift+Mod and then arrows ?

Amazing review! Nice!

Wow this actually looks so awesome! The icing on the cake would be if it came with a nice travel case.

I will eventually own this keyboard. Phenomenal!

As a programmer, how do I use a keyboard without FKeys? Using the IntelliJ IDE as an example (which is a champion in promoting keyboard only workflow), the entire FKey row from F2 to F12 is used for commonly used IDE functions, both the bare FKeys and in combination with SHIFT and CTRL. Not having the physical FKEY directly accessible is a huge downside to productivity IMHO. I own a UHK, a first generation one (no LED, no Hotswapable) and I tried very hard to get used to it for weeks, but my productivity had dropped so much that I finally had to quit using it. Also, I was starting to get pain in my fingers from doing many three or four finger combinations (for exemple try: MOD + SHIFT + CTRL + 10 which is used to lauch the application in a debug session), which isn't much better than pain in my shoulder. The UHK is a good product, but it's not for developers using a modern IDE (IMHO). I hope they will address this target more in their next product (hope it will be a 75%). In the meantime I use the GMMK Pro, not much larger than the UHK but has all the necessary keys in direct access.

how could you have been using it for a year when the uhk newsletter says they shipped it out to you less than a year ago?

Simon gets sent his modules in a couple of days. I've been waiting for mine for like 8 months lol.

I've got a UHK 1 with browns and it is still typing wonderfully. Unfortunately the print on the E-key and my J-key bump (for finding the key for 10 finger typing) are now almost gone, so I'll have to get a set of PBT keycaps for it. Might order one other as I use the keyboard professionally and I need it at work as well. Probably will get a UHK-2 for home and ship the other keyboard to the office. Worn out the feet too, but the wrests are still holding up to my surprise.

What are your thoughts on ortholineal vs staggered key distribution? And what didn’t you like about the Moonlander?

For non English languages and UHK I am using the EURKey layout which is free for Windows, Mac and Linux. You get the benefits of the UK layout as a programmer and the specials chars like äößÄÖÄøØòÒóÓæÆ etc. are all easily to get. No special configuration of the UHK is needed to get this!

Thanks for sharing . By any chance do you know of a glue on mouse I can stick onto split my kineses advantage 360 ? The trackball like one you showed (red ball ) .

Nice. I just got the Moonlander earlier this week but this looks like it might be better for me. Do you have any experience with the Moonlander? I'd be interested in seeing a comparison.

With the trackball module, how would you perform a drag and drop action? Thumb to click and finger to drag?

I already have the Kenisis free style split keyboard for a year love it. But I have seen this one for a while now wondering if it’s a new alternative ?

do you use vimium ?

That was definitely a great and very informative video. Thank you. But at the same time I simply don't understand this hype. Never ever will I spend 600€ for a keyboard (the price I see in Germany). Yes, I understand more or less why is it so expensive and where are the advantages of this keyboard. But to be honest: I'm very happy and productive with the Keychron K3 for 70€. And hell, yes I'm also coding a lot and in the last time I also writing a lot of internal RFC where writing is even much more important. If you want to be productive - read a book on the topic, do something and evaluate if it all make sense for you. If you have a need to spend such amount of money rather invest into table, monitor, treadmill, career coach, whatever... But keyboard?

Great review Simon. Thank you.

2 questions: 1. How do you scroll wheel with it? 2. Why after a columnar layout w/ the Ergodox would you go back to the (more standard) staggered row design here / if they offered a UHK in ortholinear or columnar, would you switch to it?

Nice Keyboard 👌🏻 Will give it a try 🙂 Thank you ♥️

are there any numbers on the input delay the software layer introduces? the keyboard looks great but i would like to use it to play competitive online games aside from coding

How did you manage to enter the emojis via the UHK? I can’t find a guide (for Mac)

Nice review!

Been looking at this keyboard for a long time now, just waiting for the right time to pull the trigger

Not ideal for a software engineer that is also a gamer. Why the USB port is on the right side? That's the most stupid thing that many ergo keyboard manufacturers do, e.g., ErgoDox ez has the same exact problem. We are gamers, we want to use just the left half of the keyboard alone sometimes and have the rest of the space for mouse movement! Also, in this price tag I would expect to be able to programe the RGB for each individual key, as most of the keyboards in this price lets you do. It looks cool, but I can't justify the price really...

OMG. I know that shoulder popping feeling. 😩

Nothing beats the Thinkpad X1 Carbon keyboard.

You deserve more respect👑

i am confusing i foud maaaannyyy split keyboard and on each video said that s the better, kinesis + moonlander ...etc i am want to buy my next split keyboard but until i don t now which one !! need recommend me the better, thank u

Have you tried the Kinesis KB?

Hej Simon. Hvordan er UKH60 i forhold til den originale? Jeg har det originale - er det værd at opgradere?

I wish it had the dvorak layout

I wish you would share your layout export :) as a contribution for easy use.

Brown switch gang wohoooo!!

Danish is one thing, but what about Japanese?

400 USD? No thanks. Uses Electron? No thanks. No Nordic layouts what so ever? No thanks.

$300? no way. then Kinesis is the way.

Lol pretty much describing a dygma raise keyboard