HHKB Studio: The New Happy Hacking Keyboard with TrackPoint

I&#x27;m a happy owner of a Tex Shinobi and Tex Shura. It&#x27;s pretty hard to get a good trackpoint experience and Tex have done a good job getting right over the years (including producing a Lenovo-branded mechanical keyboard). They&#x27;re a small shop based in Taiwan.<p>Shura is $169.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tex.com.tw&#x2F;collections&#x2F;keyboard" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tex.com.tw&#x2F;collections&#x2F;keyboard</a>

Sorry for being such a newbie, but I never understood why HHKB was popular, and where it got its fame. I saw my roomate already having it 10 years ago, I find cool the minimalist aspect, but why such keyboard with basic design made it so far ?<p>Also, on a personal note, having a 65% keyboard now for 3 years, I&#x27;ll go back to a 75% keyboard. I think functions keys and arrows are used way too frequently to spend your time using shortcuts. Also sometimes it becomes a hell of shortcuts in shortcuts.

I have always been a fan of the trackpoint. The Ultimate Hacking Keyboard is a split keyboard with trackpoint, trackball, and touchpad modules (choose one). <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ultimatehackingkeyboard.com&#x2F;shop" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ultimatehackingkeyboard.com&#x2F;shop</a><p>I am excited for the upcoming release of the dygma raise 2 because it has integrated 60 degree tenting in addition to being split. It has a module system as well which will hopefully offer trackpoint. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dygma.com&#x2F;pages&#x2F;dygma-raise-2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dygma.com&#x2F;pages&#x2F;dygma-raise-2</a><p>I am happy using the NuPhy Air v2 as my portable keyboard. I love the low profile- not for looks, but for better ergonomics and portability. No track point though!

TrackPoint is cool, but happiness can only be reached on a proper ergo split keyboard without a huge space

Too bad they shifted away from Topre switches

It really surprises me that the Happy Hacking Keyboard brand has stuck with their key layout. For a more conventional layout one might consider keychron.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.keychron.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.keychron.com&#x2F;</a>

OT: What’s a great keyboard for people who don’t like mechanical keyboards?<p>I took the plunge when I switched to a job where we worked on windows instead of macOS and got a keyChron as my daily driver instead of a Magic Keyboard.<p>I had good memories of clicking away on an old IBM as a kid in the 90s so I thought I’d enjoy a “real” keyboard.<p>I don’t dislike my low profile keyChron. But even after a year and a half it still feels tall and I mistype a lot. I don’t think a Mac keyboard works well on windows so I also don’t want to connect my Magic Keyboard to my work PC.

Surprised that they abandoned the signature Topre switches for this &#x27;custom&#x27; HHKB switch.<p>Doubt if any of the keyboard-otakus will go for this esp. given the sheer variety of MX switches now.

I&#x27;ve been using hhkb pro 2 for 5 years and I haven&#x27;t found a better solution. This is one of the best purchases for me. I can say that it is a device that I am emotionally attached to. However, if I want to buy it with mouse features, I can buy Text Shinobi. The design and quality seem to be better and I have never needed bluetooth.

I like that it&#x27;s non-Topre. They claim the switches are hot-swappable, but what with?<p>Only black-on-black keycaps are very lame, though. They don&#x27;t offer any other ones, and you cannot just buy any other ones, gotta accommodate that TrackPoint.<p>Also US-only, meh.

Does anyone know if there are any portable bluetooth keyboards (think usable in the train) with a trackpoint? The only ones I can find have a trackpad, but I think a trackpoint would actually be a lot nicer.

I want this for my HTPC, but cant justify the price. Happy to see other similar options mentioned here.

Question to keyboard enthusiasts: Are ergo column staggered keyboards that much more ergonomic, comfortable?

I love it. I want it. I&#x27;ve been dreaming of this for years.<p>But I refuse to buy a black HHKB.