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Any Svalboard user here? What is your experience?(svalboard.com)

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Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz
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Discovered it yesterday in another thread.

This video looks amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aLmO97Y2Is

I had a look at the long-term review thread but couldn’t find any comment for this one, so maybe this thread will be more successful?

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espentan@lemmy.world
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No, but I’ve been to Svalbard. Very dark during winter, polar bears. Would visit again.

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ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca
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Same, but in summer. The 24/7 nearly equal intensity daylight does a number on your internal clock and experience of time. 10/10 for wildlife though. Puffins everywhere. Plus whales, seals, walruses, and polar bears in the wild are such an impressive thing to see.

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PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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I feel like the lateral ring finger movements would be very tricky but I could be wrong

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Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzOP
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I was thinking about it, it doesn’t feel to different than moving your right-hand index to the left or that pinky to the right on a standard keyboard.

I agree that middle and ring fingers would probably need some adaptation time.

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HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee
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$750 - $1,000 for the prebuilt? $400 for the DIY option?

I know mechs are known for being expensive, but yikes. This looks cool and it seems like a novel idea, but it’s hard to rationalize that purchase when there’s Kenesis or Moonlanders selling at ~$400.

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Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzOP
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It’s a very niche type of product.

800€ for 10 years is 80€ a year. Can make sense depends how much time you spend using it.

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ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Have you seen the video about the thermoformable palm rests?
That and the interchange-able input devices are pretty neat.

It’s difficult to find reviews on it though. And in general finding people who’ve used it.
I guess their Discord would be the best place for that.
I’ve also seen a few reviews on Reddit.

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Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzOP
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I did not, thanks for sharing!

Yes, it seems to be a very niche product. Still very promising!

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beeng@discuss.tchncs.de
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Remapping my brain<->fingers for multi key presses was crazy for me at the start on thumb clusters. Cannot imagine on this

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