Grats, NottNott! Nott bad, nott bad att all!!! ^_^

Is that a planck?

Looks really nice :) I'm thinking of getting myself a mechanical keyboard, but there are so many to choose between, and then it is the whole blue vs brown thing, probably would have to go for brown, so that I could use it at work as well :p

I actually had to choose between having the backlight on this keyboard and having Blues, or having no backlight and having Browns. There is a Brown version with backlight that wasn't in stock at the time. I think I might have appreciated the extra quietness, as then I feel like I could really really use this keyboard anywhere. These new keycaps have made it more quiet however.

So would you say go with a cheap mech keyboard at first, or go right to a pricier one like a pok3r? I'm just not completely sure, as I've never had a mech, I'm using scissors at work, and I'm quite content with them, but I've shortly tried a cheap mech, and they already feel pretty nice.

Yeah, I wouldn't expect cherry switches for a cheap price, are the crappy switches a lot worse to write on, or is it more about the longevity and failure ratio, as long as they are something that feels right I'd be okay with spending a bit of money in just making sure that it is something that I want before investing in something expensive at once.

Nearly nine months into Colemak! I've been told on and off in the past that my forum posts have helped people get into Colemak here and there, so that's why I'll throw up another update.

My QWERTY speed used to be 80 WPM, now it's more like 75 WPM. My Colemak speed has gone from 0 to I'd say 90-100 WPM average in nine months. I can still type on both layouts very fluently, but Colemak is clearly much nicer to type on any day (just did a bunch of typeracing to back that feeling up). It's definitely possible to learn Colemak and still be 'backwards compatible' and I'll have no problem on QWERTY keyboards any time soon.

Very soon the amount I actually have to type is going to skyrocket soon, and since that'll all be on my own laptop it'll be a blast. I'll gladly say (again) that Colemak is a long-term investment that will improve how you use computers, and now that I'm going to start using typing skills a whole lot more, the investment will have paid off. If you're looking for something to do, definitely try Colemak and you might get to look back and say that you were glad you did like I can.

Been about a year of using Colemak now, celebrated my Colemakversary apparently 5 days ago.

Same advice as always: stick with it! I'm at the point where I've basically forgotten I ever had to learn an 'alternate keyboard layout' and it's like I have just used it all along. I can still type QWERTY at 80 WPM.

If you're lurking, take the leap!

Grats, to all of us actually! ^_^

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Great man!
You should try dh angle mode, it is even more comfortable.

Been messing around with a new laptop that was faulty recently. Without getting into all of that, tried out my QWERTY skills and got this:

So, with minimal to no QWERTY usage, I still have this keyboard layout thoroughly there! Colemak is not a death sentence for typing on the 'normal layout'.

My decision to use Colemak, looking back on after two years with the layout, has definitely been one of the best time investments I have ever made! I've lost nothing, as I can still use QWERTY if I'm forced to by some evil person. But I imagine most businesses are accommodating and would sort me out for my needs. And if they didn't, there's always hardware Colemak keyboards or a USB layout scrambler that you can plug in. 99.9% of the time I currently use my own computers.