I am looking for a low profile keyboard compatible with the choc switches. I plan to put the choc sunset on it. I was looking for something similar to the Corne, just without the ergo-split thing. A standard 65-75% would work.
Bonus for hot swappable and no soldering required.
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obosob@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 3y
I'm gonna leave this post up in the interests of fairness because they're not well signposted - but technically this is offtopic for this community and thus against the rules. You might better off posting on !mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.world. hopefully this community can still be helpful to you in this instance but in time we'll probably want to remove posts like this.
himazawa@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 3y
It's pretty funny, because from mechanicalkeyboards they suggested to post here because you have more knowledge on low profile keyboards.
obosob@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 3y
Hm, maybe I'll make a lowpro keyboards community. There's a lowpro specific discord server after all.
RustedSwitch@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
How much like the corne do you want it to be?
Like, one piece but with a small separation in the left/right sides?
https://github.com/beekeeb/zerosprey42
Like a normal keyboard but split?
https://keeb.io/products/cepstrum-choc-low-profile-65-65xt-split-staggered-keyboard
Some other thing entirely?
Also, how DIY do you want to get?
himazawa@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 3y
like a normal keyboard and not split
As long as no soldering is required I am up for everything
hazel@keeb.lol · 4 pts · 3y
Sadly, I don't think there are any choc boards that fit your requirements. Not many choc boards over 40% and the ones that exist will require soldering of some sort.
hazel@keeb.lol · 4 pts · 3y
Unfortunately, there aren't many options in the 60%+ range.
Cepstrum (sp?) From keebio is the most recent one I know of, but it's a split. There's the Chocolate Bar, mt-choc and Pete (of ZMK fame) is working on WarDriver - a choc minivan - but it hasn't been released yet.
edits: links and typofixes
FlatFootFox@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
When you say without the ergo split thing, are you looking for something that’s “row staggered” like Keeb.io’s new Cepstrum? https://keeb.io/collections/cepstrum/products/cepstrum-keyboard-pre-built It’s a more traditional 65% build, but still split.
Or are you just looking for something Corne-like and ergo, but as a unibody build? The Reviung41 LP rings some bells. https://mkultra.click/reviung41-lp-low-profile-keyboard-kit/
himazawa@infosec.pub · -1 pts · 3y
Row staggered but not splitted.
moosh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I know you’re interested in using Kailh choc sunsets but if it’s really just the low profile factor and not the ergo-split part you’re interested in, have you considered any of the low profile options from Keychron? They make both a 65% and 75% low profile board: Keychron K7 Pro (65%)
I’ve heard that their banana and mint low profile switches are quite nice and very tactile.
user42212@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
One place to start looking is in the source code of the QMK firmware. They have subfolders for many keybaords, and most of them have a picture. https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards Most of them are hobby projects though, so soldering will be required.
Just an idea: you could attach the two halves of a split keyboard to a wooden board. The piantor is a corne-like split with hot-swap choc v1 sockets that has been designed to keep soldering to a minimum. Some soldering still required though.
himazawa@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 3y
Do anyone have feedback on this?
https://chosfox.com/products/chosfox-l75-keyboard-kit?variant=42798174732482
Looks promising