My take on the UHK V2 from the perspective of someone who enjoys typing on a nice keyboard, but is not really a keyboard enthusiast (though that may change).
Very detailed explanation; it gonna be helpful to guys considering purchasing it. Actually, I have a v2 w/ silent pink switches and typing feel itself is also so nice. Appreciate it uploading this review.👍
Nice review, yea IDK what I'll do with the escape key either. I think I might just remap the tilde one to escape since I virtually never use that anyway
The 'mouse/caps' does work well as tap for escape, I'd recommend it. It's also default mapped to Mod-q and Mod-~/`. despite all that, my muscle memory still wants to jam that corner button every now and then.
@@duncanmurray6587 Yea I have like 30+ years of that muscle memory idk if my brain can handle changing to the mouse one lol. I like the idea of the longer press for different key though. I think backtick & tilde doing that may work.. or maybe esc for that, I'll have to mess with it. Ordered in december, still waiting!
The only thing about this keyboard keeping me from purchasing is the price. I understand a lot of design went into it, and they dont have the benefit of scale, but the keyboard + wrist rests are $400 and a pair of modules would take this over $500. Perhaps one day...
Yes, I think it's mainly the small production volume that increases the costs. It is expensive, but a lot of people spend at least double that on IT equipment which goes out of date in a few years, so I guess if it spans several hardware generations, maybe better value? Either that or I'm justifying my purchase!
@@duncanmurray6587 I totally understand. I have since purchased moonlander which cost me just as much, but was at least ortholinear and had the benefit of QMK support. I find the thumbclusters on this to be much nicer, especially when heavily tented. How is your UHK?
I am a touch typist which means you cannot use a hand rest while typing at high speeds. So I believe this keyboard is not only expensive but is useless to those of us who use all fingers when typing. It seems like the author is struggling to give sound reasons for purchasing this keyboard, and it appears that he likes it because it looks good or is a piece of fine art. It is not a pragmatic purchase, but I can understand the purchase if you have no financial constraints and want to purchase it for novelty or as a fine piece of art.
I would say the split helps significantly with reducing strain when typing, but agree - it's a lot of money compared to a cheap rubber dome keyboard. On the flip side, I'd rather use this keyboard + an old computer than a new computer without it.
>I am a touch typist which means you cannot use a hand rest while typing at high speeds. What a load of crap. I'm also a touch typist and I use my wristrest very well.
@@InCognito-vx8gi of course you can touch type and at the same time plant your hands on the wrist rest, but the OP is right in that sense that at higher speeds (which he mentioned) it will get harder to keep the hand on the rest and the other point is that when you have no wrist rest you can have the keyboard much closer, which costs much less energy, because you do not need to hold the forearm against gravity. If you do not believe me, just try it. The much higher strain/ load get's more obvious the further you move the keyboard away from you. Third using the wrist rest limits the mobility of your hand and RSI will much easier develop -- depending on how exactly you use the wrist rest.
@@Futteman Hi Futteman, yes I do use vimium! I like the mouse, it is surprisingly useable. I frequently don't bother lifting my hand to get to the mouse for quick things. I don't have any of the modules, so not sure how that would fit in.
Very detailed explanation; it gonna be helpful to guys considering purchasing it. Actually, I have a v2 w/ silent pink switches and typing feel itself is also so nice. Appreciate it uploading this review.👍
Nice review, yea IDK what I'll do with the escape key either. I think I might just remap the tilde one to escape since I virtually never use that anyway
The 'mouse/caps' does work well as tap for escape, I'd recommend it. It's also default mapped to Mod-q and Mod-~/`. despite all that, my muscle memory still wants to jam that corner button every now and then.
@@duncanmurray6587 Yea I have like 30+ years of that muscle memory idk if my brain can handle changing to the mouse one lol. I like the idea of the longer press for different key though. I think backtick & tilde doing that may work.. or maybe esc for that, I'll have to mess with it.
Ordered in december, still waiting!
The only thing about this keyboard keeping me from purchasing is the price. I understand a lot of design went into it, and they dont have the benefit of scale, but the keyboard + wrist rests are $400 and a pair of modules would take this over $500. Perhaps one day...
Yes, I think it's mainly the small production volume that increases the costs. It is expensive, but a lot of people spend at least double that on IT equipment which goes out of date in a few years, so I guess if it spans several hardware generations, maybe better value? Either that or I'm justifying my purchase!
@@duncanmurray6587 I totally understand. I have since purchased moonlander which cost me just as much, but was at least ortholinear and had the benefit of QMK support. I find the thumbclusters on this to be much nicer, especially when heavily tented. How is your UHK?
@@taylormanning2709 Still enjoying it thanks Taylor! The moonlander looks nice, also a good investment!
Hi. Switches white or blue?
Hi Arles, Kailh box white. Or are you asking about Cherry MX blues versus box white?
@@duncanmurray6587 Your answer is very well
@@duncanmurray6587 In this video, Are you tested Cherry MX Blue or Box White?
I am a touch typist which means you cannot use a hand rest while typing at high speeds. So I believe this keyboard is not only expensive but is useless to those of us who use all fingers when typing. It seems like the author is struggling to give sound reasons for purchasing this keyboard, and it appears that he likes it because it looks good or is a piece of fine art. It is not a pragmatic purchase, but I can understand the purchase if you have no financial constraints and want to purchase it for novelty or as a fine piece of art.
I would say the split helps significantly with reducing strain when typing, but agree - it's a lot of money compared to a cheap rubber dome keyboard. On the flip side, I'd rather use this keyboard + an old computer than a new computer without it.
>I am a touch typist which means you cannot use a hand rest while typing at high speeds.
What a load of crap.
I'm also a touch typist and I use my wristrest very well.
@@InCognito-vx8gi of course you can touch type and at the same time plant your hands on the wrist rest, but the OP is right in that sense that at higher speeds (which he mentioned) it will get harder to keep the hand on the rest and the other point is that when you have no wrist rest you can have the keyboard much closer, which costs much less energy, because you do not need to hold the forearm against gravity. If you do not believe me, just try it. The much higher strain/ load get's more obvious the further you move the keyboard away from you. Third using the wrist rest limits the mobility of your hand and RSI will much easier develop -- depending on how exactly you use the wrist rest.
If you love Vim, you should consider using Vimium for browsing :)
Really love that extension, makes browsing so fun.
Also is the Mouse great on the keyboard?
@@Futteman Hi Futteman, yes I do use vimium! I like the mouse, it is surprisingly useable. I frequently don't bother lifting my hand to get to the mouse for quick things. I don't have any of the modules, so not sure how that would fit in.