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I’ve used one for over a year and love it. Their software is easy to use for rebinding keys and setting up layers, the build quality is great, and the tented configuration has helped me with occasional wrist pain.

I haven’t used the new UHK, any of their addons, or the palm rest, so I can’t speak to those.

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Did you use any other comparable keyboards beforehand and how did they compare? And which switches did you get. I borrowed a daskeyboard [0] from a friend with Cherry Brown switches which I like but I think a little more actuation force would be nice. Do you know anything about the Brown Boxed which uhk offers? Are they exactly the same as the regular ones except with more actuation force?

[0]https://www.daskeyboard.com/de/daskeyboard-4-ultimate/

I haven't used that keyboard or those switches, but when I was building my own (from a kit) I purchased a "switch tester" with about 80 different keys. I found the type I liked, then sold the tester for about 90% of what it cost -- I think I used /r/MechMarket to do that.

I looked at some other split keyboards online and determined the UHK would be best for me because of their customization software (UHK agent), adjustable feet for tenting, and module system. My UHK has their brown switches because I didn’t enjoy the blues I was using before. They seem just like cherry mx browns to me.

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