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That looks amazeballs. What I wanted my whole life.

Is it good though or is it impulse buy ewaste that just looks cool?

It is very good. USB-C as well. Here's some English marketing https://www.velocifiretech.com/products/dumang-dk6-ergo-v2

The magnets are not weak and do not dislodge easily. I do not care about any keyboards unless it's better than this one. If anyone knows a better one let me know! I think they said they're working on a mouse or something like other input options a while ago, but I haven't heard of anything new but I haven't checked either.

That page says the software is Windows-only. Is the software just for the setup? Or would this be impossible to use on Linux/Mac even after configuring it?

It is just for configuration, I think there is a way to do it unofficially I didn't configure it on Linux but it was plug and play. Someone made this for Linux. https://github.com/mayanez/dumang-keyboard-ctrl

Have you used the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard? I really like that, but it isn't mechanical.

It's very nice, mechanical isn't always better. I really like the sculpt when I used it and if you're happy with it there isn't a big reason to switch.

Thanks. Can you also tilt the halves like a tent for ergonomics?

I have them mounted to a chair I'm not by but I think so. Having a hot swappable keyboard I have them on the arms in a tilt specific to me. I was looking for an American clone but nobody makes anything this cool. https://dygma.com/pages/defy This one isn't magnetic but it's wireless and it has a mouse on it. I love the magnetic and the tactile feeling as well as the ability to mix and match keys and switches on the fly.

I'm not sure what the next iteration would be for a keyboard but I hope to see more ergonomic ones mounted on chairs.

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