tynstar,
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Finally, there's an extensive review of my favorite , the MoErgo , on RTINGS.com:
https://www.rtings.com/keyboard/reviews/moergo/glove80

For office use, Glove80 scored 8.7 of 10 points. Here are all pros and cons they list:

Pros:

  • Excellent typing quality.
  • Exceptional ergonomic adjustments.
  • Remarkably low wired latency.
  • Lightweight, relatively low profile design makes it a more portable than many ergonomic models.

🧵
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tynstar,
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Cons:

  • Build quality is acceptable but underwhelming for the price point.
  • Bulky, relatively awkward shape of each module makes it much less portable than conventional models designed for portability.
  • Keyboard has two halves which can make it awkward to use from a seated position without a desk.
  • No dedicated media keys on the primary layer.

Previous post: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109892905121607404

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AAMfP,
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@tynstar
Unfortunately compare.splitkbcom has no Glove80.
I'm wondering if/when to buy a split ergo keyboard and seeing live (bought by a colleague) the reknown ErgoDox being apparently made of bad plastic and surely too big, I was wondering about that recent "marvel" of Glove80.
Except that is too hugely expensive, I'd also add, as Con, the fact that low profile keycaps are more difficult to find and there are less variants.
And it has (yet?) no Italian keycaps. 😉
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danieldk,

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It's kind of expected that it's not on compare.splitkb.com, it's a contoured keyboard, so it's not possible to correctly display or print it on a 2D surface.

I don't know anything about Italian layout, but it seems like there will be a Spanish/Italian additional keycap set:

https://www.moergo.com/collections/glove80-international-keycaps/products/glove80-spanish-italian-keycap-add-on-set?variant=45568771981585

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@danieldk
They added it!!! 😱😱😱 That's lovely!! Thank you Glove!
Now I only have to rob a bank to find enough money for buying it... 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️😭

Redox I'm thinking to buy is €344,4 shipped, VATted (comes from Europe) and with a waterproof transport bag. Plus €30-something for keycaps.

Here I have €373,95 shipped plus unknown (probably €100 or so) custom duties, no bag.
Too much.

Actually even Redox is a bit too much.

But I need a split, for better posture! 😔
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tynstar,
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Why not find out the exact customs duties? According to a quick Google search the duties seem to range from 0 to 17% plus a general tax averaging 4.2% which in worst case would be about 79€ (granted, that's near 100€, but then again it may be less if keyboards are not the 17% tariff.)

Anyway, you should look on MoErgo's Discord for people selling their Glove80. The price is often less and there would be no customs duties for you if buying from EU citizens.

AAMfP,
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@tynstar
VAT here now is 22% so it's €82,27 alone. If I remember correctly, Italian custom usually adds another €11 "for the service" 🙄and that's €93,27 plus some other amenities that I now don't remember.
I once paid something like €17 for a tea bag worth €7 sent to me as a gift from a Japanese friend.
And since the envelope was the tea bag itself, they cut it open to probably test it and wasted more than half the tea inside.
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AAMfP,
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@tynstar
Another time I've spent €70+ for a €54 Chewbacca messenger bag bought from the late thinkgeek.com

No more shopping from outside Europe, for me.
(Unless I convince my traveling USA colleagues to help... 😉)
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tynstar,
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@AAMfP
Oh wow, those taxes really make imports too pricey. 😢

So as I wrote your best bet is lurking on MoErgo's Discord for people selling their Glove80.

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