Hi everyone! I’m planning on getting a split keyboard to replace my planck, but I don’t have a soldering iron.
What are my options ? Ideally I want:
- DIY, no soldering involved
- QMK firmware
- 40% format
The keyboard I’m leaning toward is the let’s split as it’s a planck split in two halves, but it seems that you need to at least solder the keycaps yourself, which I can’t.
solder … keycaps? Surely you mean switches :D
Anyhoo, Moonlander? https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/ - hotswappable switches, ortholinear-ish, split and qmk support
edit: or bit more minimal: https://www.zsa.io/voyager
Switches indeed ;)
Both voyager and moonlander are prebuilt, right ? I like the voyager, but might like just a few keys under the thumb compared to my current planck layout.
Thanks for the suggestions !
they’re prebuilt as in: no soldering iron needed. I’m unaware if the switches/keycaps are on out-of-the-box, but that’s like 15min of “keeb hobbying” to put them in.
Bought a moonlander about 2 months ago. It comes fully assembled, there are multiple switches to choose from and blank or qwerty style keycaps. It is hotswap and comes with a tool for pulling caps and switches included, so you can change things up as needed. Iirc you can buy it barebones without switches if none of the ones they have are right for you.
It runs on QMK but they have their own configurator which is super handy imo.