I’m trying to compare the KeyboardIO M01 against Ergodox EZ to help me buy. Trying to match up the M01 to the points from: https://ergodox-ez.com/ Split/ortholinear/mechanical: Yes in both Replacing the switches: I think no on the M01 but I don’t care about that. Tilt-tent/wrist-rest: Out of box …

For key switches, apparently they can be swapped out: Swapping out keyswitch mechanisms The Model 01 firmware, Kaleidoscope does indeed have plugins for Space-cadet shift, dual-function keys (which, as you point out, there isn’t really a big difference in practice – SpaceCadet is I guess specifical…

The thing about the ErgoDox for me is that the thumb clusters make no sense. How are you going to be able to press those buttons above the bottom ones?

[image] james.nvc: I think there’s a max of 32 layers fo the Model 01 as well. That’s right. It wouldn’t be difficult to change that limit, though…if someone really wants more than 32 layers. That many layers would use up a lot of PROGMEM, though.

[image] jamadagni: Hyper/Meh: Meh! I don’t care about these crazy combinations and they are equally possible on M01 as on my current ANSI-type keyboard. But I want to know, what do I do for Win/Level3 and Level5 modifiers? Hyper/Meh is also possible, because that’s just Alt+Ctrl+Shift, and yo…

[image] jamadagni: 2 yr Warranty: Sorry but even googling for “warranty site:keyboard.io” doesn’t turn out something meaningful! Shouldn’t prospective buyers outright learn what the warranty terms are!? What am I missing? @jesse I think is the person to reply to the above!

[image] algernon: the Model01’s Kaleidoscope supports plugins [image] algernon: Though, the factory firmware does not have all that many plugins enabled The plugin approach is a huge advantage of Kaleidoscope against QMK. As an ErgoDox EZ user, I try to explain why. On the EZ and the…

Just for clarification. The ErgoDox EZ and the Planck are great keyboards. What I wrote above was just about firmware.

This point alone carries so much weight it would make me choose the M01 over the Ergodox (and it did).

I built an ergodox infinity a while back and ended up selling it to a coworker. The thumb cluster positioning ended up causing me pain while typing. It’s somewhat odd, because I’ve been using a Kinesis Advantage for close to 10 years now, and have never had any problems with it. If you can, lay h…

[image] jamadagni: So again my question: is it possible to emulate scrolling by the M01 firmware alone? Yes, you can do scrolling with just the Model 01. What Jesse is indicating is that the default firmware doesn’t have the scroll actions mapped to any keys. However, you can change your fir…

Comparing KeyboardIO M01 and Ergodox EZ

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