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Dissentient t1_jbiob93 wrote

Reply to comment by ActuallyALemon in My little baby is done, I just love her by Padaf3t

>What keyboard is this?

Looks like Corne to me.

Though if you consider getting your first split keyboard, I'd recommend something bigger, like Lily58. It's similar to Corne, but has one more row and one more thumb key on each side.

Coming from normal keyboards, it's hard enough to adjust to lack of row stagger, I don't think it's a good idea to also learn to use 40% at the same time.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbiye7f wrote

I'm just a masochist and decide to do both and learning how to use a Spit keyboard at the same time 🤣 my other keyboard is a 75% I will need time to adjust myself but I'm ready for this challenge

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Dissentient t1_jbj35tu wrote

It took me around 10 days to get 80 of my 100 WPM back after transitioning from 75% to Lily58, and the first few days were not fun.

That being said, Lily58 was somewhat of a compromise on my part. Ideally I'd get something with more physical keys, but stuff like Moonlander would be over €500 after taxes.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbj48yd wrote

I see where you come from, for me that was the portability of the corne, the somewhat cheap option (moneywhise) and the availability that was the selling point.

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ep_23 t1_jbm64en wrote

is there anywhere i can get a lily58 prebuilt for me?

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Dissentient t1_jbme7ij wrote

I got mine soldered by kriscables.com. It was not fully built, the build service only includes soldering, so I had to assemble parts, but that was a relatively low-skill endeavor.

There are other vendors that offer similar services, and a bunch of etsy listings that offer pre-soldered lily58's. That being said, this will be relatively expensive, a barebones board (PCB + components + case + microcontrollers + labor) without switches, keycaps and cables will cost you like $200 at the very least.

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