Ben Berman

keyboards

Keyboards

Big fan of dactyls, dactyl manuform, and split-columnar keyboards. Currently on a glove80.

2024

Switched to a Glove80MoErgo Glove80 split keyboard with contoured key wells and white low-profile keycaps.MoErgo Glove80.

2021

Custom Dactyl ManuformA split, sculpted keyboard whose Manuform thumb clusters curve away from the user. My video below is honestly one of the best showcases of what one is. from Oh, Keycaps!The vendor that builds and sells Dactyl and Dactyl Manuform keyboards.Oh, Keycaps! marble caseA case finish that lets the board's LEDs shine through more visibly than darker colors.case FAQ, lubed 67g ZilentsSilent tactile switches; the 67 g variant is rated by Zeal at bottom-out force.Zeal Zilent V2, and SA keycapsSA-profile ABS keycaps; Oh, Keycaps!' Dactyl Manuform listing uses SA unless noted otherwise.Dactyl Manuform keycaps.

footage

2017

Tried an ErgoDox EZErgoDox EZ Glow split keyboard, tented, with cyan backlighting.

The lack of keywells ruins it for me. It was just such a pain to use this keyboard. At least with a normal brick keyboard, I'm used to the typical pains. Idk, I did it for 6 months and the kinesis felt soooo good to get back to.

ErgoDox EZ
, then went back to the Kinesis Advantage IIKinesis Advantage2 contoured keyboard with blue home-row keycaps.Kinesis Advantage2 until the Dactyl.

2015

Started with a Kinesis Advantage IIKinesis Advantage2 contoured keyboard with blue home-row keycaps.

Some fairly potent neurochemicals seem to release in my brain when I look at this picture. Behold the splendor.

Kinesis Advantage2
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stats

TypeRacer speedA multiplayer typing competition; this profile records my race statistics.my TypeRacer profile: 121 lately, 165 peak.

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