I used the R-Go Split
for roughly 3 years, until the micro-usb port broke for
good.
Overall, I can recommend it as a good and cost-effective (at least in the space of spit/ergonomic keyboards) keyboard for those who want to dip their toe into the space of ergonmic hardware without investing too much, be it regading money or learning aspect.
Ever since RSI became a part of my life, i optimized my posture during work. This involved acquiring my first split keyboard.
After skimming the market i settled for
R-Go Split
by r-go-tools
with UK layout.
Parts can be joined via magnets to optionally use it in non-split way if necessary.
10mm height in total (top of keycap to rubber feet).
low profile case, key travel is low.
due to:
relatively low cost.
currently about 120$, which is low end of ergo keeb spectrum. I don’t think there are split keyboards cheaper than this.
During 3y i unplugged the keyboard’s usb cables nearly every day, which makes roughly 1000 unplug cycles per usb connector. It started to get flakey after about 2y.
Case is not screw mounted (I assume it’s glued, but i didn’t check in detail).
pgUp
/pgDown
by default are on fn
-layer and thus very awkward to reach
(or example, page-scrolling in terminal Shift
+ FN
+ 3
are all left-hand
keys)
This made me invent 1 2 a tap-hold navigation layer
on the CAPS key (tap=Esc, hold=arrows on right-hand’s home-row), which is very
convenient and proved very effective until today, even on traditional keyboards.
I didn’t know the term “tap-hold” back then though.
Rubber-dome switches were not an issue for me back then, and if you dislike them it’s still two-fold as they contribute to the low profile, yet come with their mediocre key press characteristic.