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Comment by lewisflude | Hacker News Reader

I thought the same as you until I used a planck[1].

I thought not having direct access to numbers or symbols would be a pain, but it really wasn't. The typing experience was comfortable and my wpm went up. I would say I still prefer something in the 60% range (HHKB) layout, ideally with dedicated arrow keys.

[1] https://olkb.com/planck

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How portable is the Planck?

I've got a 40% but it's a split keyboard and so it's a bit of a hassle to transport. But the Planck would let me use the exact same layout and is still ortho, so I'm thinking about getting it as a secondary.

It fits in my jacket pocket! Depending on the case material you go for, it can be heavy or light. Planck-EZ will be super light as it's plastic!

Here's a picture of mine: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsqXJKnJhT/

I'd like a planck with smaller keys / tighter key spacing (85% to 90% of standard) and two keys in place of one big space bar. Maybe splittable at the center, still with possibility to stick the halves together for transport.

Also blank, low profile caps would be nice..

Planck's with two keys instead of the longer space are pretty common. The PCB gives you both options.

Oh. Thanks for letting me know.

I already orederd a pair of planck ezs, I'm gonna send them a mail and ask if they could give me a pair of keys there.

EDIT: nevermind, looking at their photos, it looks like they'd have to tweak things a bit more: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1152/3264/t/25/assets/neat...

Planck-EZ is a cheaper version, but the regular Planck PCB supports split space bar! https://olkb.com/planck/pcb

Also has a basic built in synthersizer so you can play songs on it. Beautiful PCB!

It can fit inside a Nintendo Switch case.

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