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SimplyJosho t1_j7yne5h wrote

Cbkbd has the Qaz PCB, and Keebio has the Levinson which is a 40% split Ortho PCB. I've tried both and they're both are very good options.

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Astrotia t1_j7yvt6x wrote

My vote goes for the mercutio. It's designed to be base kit compatible if you're not splitting any keys, and it's otherwise super comfy and easy to transition to. Caveat is that it's a soldered kit, but it's a very easy kit to learn on (and if the usb-c pins are intimidating, you can have it soldered on for you)

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Ralkkai t1_j7z1sfs wrote

If you are interested in ortholinear, Drop just got the Planck rev. 7 in and it's on sale right now for $99. You'd still need switches and keycaps but it's hotswap and QMK ready and even comes with encoder support.

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[deleted] OP t1_j837dag wrote

That’s rly interesting ! Thanks for sharing, I think I will go with this one

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Ralkkai t1_j83sx4w wrote

Glad to help. It was my entry into 40% and I used it as my daily driver for a good 2 years. It's a good board to play around with QMK as well.

Keep in mind that there is a bit of an adjustment period when going from row stagger to ortho. I like to tell people that depending on how you touch type, ortho does a good job of pointing out your bad habits. You find out that you probably hit sone keys with the wrong fingers but its nothing a few days of typing practice can't fix.

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