Review of the MoErgo Glove80 Keyboard (2024)

(arslan.io)

12 points | by akyuu 2 days ago

3 comments

  • akurilin 16 minutes ago
    I own two Glove80s, but for me the ultimate split keyboard with a thumb cluster was the Dygma Defy, of which I now own two pairs as well. Couldn't recommend it enough. https://dygma.com/pages/defy

    The designers were extra mindful of different thumb lengths, making it so that you can usually find a configuration that will feel natural and not cramp up your joints: https://dygma.com/blogs/product-development/how-we-developed...

  • KetoManx64 23 hours ago
    I went from a Kinesis Freestyle 2 that I'd used for almost a decade to the Glove 80 with the Glorious Engrammer key layout/functions: (https://sunaku.github.io/moergo-glove80-keyboard.html#layers)

    It took a few weeks to get used to, but now that I've got the muscle memory down it's a blast to use. Having function layers makes so much sense once you get used to them. Why use Control + C and Control + V and the hand cortortion it causes on a daily basis when you can hold down the G letter key and then press j/k to copy/paste. The thumb cluster is quite handy as well, I have one button mapped to a custom script that I run dozens of times a day.

  • rspoerri 57 minutes ago
    Who holds his hands as shown in the image in the article?
    • drfloyd51 14 minutes ago
      No one who learned how to correctly type.

      The “correct way” is garbage. Maybe useful for reaching 300 WPM. But not useful for having usable wrists.

      As a coder, the “correct way“ isn’t all that useful anyway.

    • hagbard_c 47 minutes ago
      Someone who wants to sell keyboards which 'fix' the 'problem' of keyboards which 'force' you to hold your hands at such a crippling angle.
      • dugidugout 27 minutes ago
        What point are you making here? The author of the review doesn't seem to be affiliated with any keyboard. Are you suggesting the distributor of the MoErgo Glove80 provided the author with this image and/or a general narrative?