I travel a lot for work and can't type for long on my laptop keyboard due to RSI. To solve the problem, I 3D printed a platform for my laptop that I can put a mechanical keyboard on top of without pressing the built-in keys: https://imgur.com/a/mfAYQj6<p>If you like it, let me know, I'll post the CAD file so you can print it yourself! EDIT: file and schematic are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-cB9qJt8CPm76u1VAFvuilYKR_HwshkT?usp=sharing
My split keyboard solution below. much healthier/comfier hand width/orientation, and ability to walk around the office relatively easily. all off the shelf parts. As many have said, better is having a screen at eye level and keyboard not attached, but this is great when writing in the garden.<p><a href="https://ibb.co/kGFbkKc" rel="nofollow">https://ibb.co/kGFbkKc</a>
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This is pretty cool!<p>I'm curious, though, why you don't prefer to put your laptop on a stand like the Nexstand?<p>Of course, your stand would work better wherever space is constrained, e.g. on an airplane.
Bought one of these a few years back to use with my old butterfly keyboard MacBook Pro: <a href="https://shop.bird-electron.co.jp/?pid=128928848" rel="nofollow">https://shop.bird-electron.co.jp/?pid=128928848</a><p>Nice to see something easier to obtain and 3D printable at that.
I have similar problem that if I use the MacBook Pro keyboard for a while, as short as half an hour, my carpal tunnel will have some tingling feeling.<p>Your setup looks great, but I wonder how would it help? In my case I have to use split keyboard. Any keyboard like yours that don’t split at least at an angle would not work to me.<p>My current solution for travel is to put the Microsoft sculpt keyboard on top of the MacBook Pro. It sits there without touching the keys (on a MacBook Pro 2012 retina form factor.) but that keyboard add about half a kg to the already heavy setup, and as long as the keyboard is on top of the MBP. I can’t access the touchpad.<p>I wish someone would make a laptop with split keyboard.
I don't see much benefit in this, since it's still missing regular layout even if we ignored NumLock.<p>It would be easier, healthier and more comfortable just use normal external keyboard with/without laptop stand.
That looks really useful indeed! It also lets you access your track pad easily. I use a keyboard with the same formfactor as you do but never thought to do this. Will have to play around with this idea a bit