UHK60 V2 Review - I can't stand traditional keyboards anymore! (Ultimate Hacking Keyboard)

ultimatehackingkeyboard.com - You've been typing wrong all your life!
00:00 Frustrations with regular TKL keyboards
01:11 UHK solved RSI pain and inefficiencies
03:17 Palm rest accessory
04:14 Adjustable legs for tenting, tilting
04:47 Module add-ons for mouse and thumb cluster
06:36 In-built mouse layer
07:29 Trackpad is my favorite mouse accessory
08:27 Case colors
08:46 PBT keycaps vs ABS
09:10 OEM keycaps
09:42 Hot swappable switches
10:21 Kailh BOX Red switches
11:33 Physical 60% layout
12:02 Thumb cluster vs spacebar
12:55 Ergonomic place of spacebar, alt/command key
14:11 Dual function keys bound to thumb cluster
15:00 Modifier on spacebar does not interrupt fasting typing
15:46 Mapping heavily used keys on both halves
16:34 Macros that work everywhere
17:07 Advanced macros
17:48 Extra modifier keys below spacebar
18:30 RGB is pretty and functional
19:35 Initial difficulty using a split keyboard
21:38 PC gaming
22:55 Excellent support and community
23:23 Conclusion and type test
Resources:
- Advanced smart macros tutorial • Ultimate Hacking Keybo...
- How I learned to touch type (at least with my right hand) www.keybr.com/
- Mentioned macros github.com/TransitNow/uhk-60-...
- Initial prompt for ChatGPT 4 (copy and paste) raw.githubusercontent.com/Tra...
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- Deep dive into my review part ii: highlighting Agent software and palm accessory
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[@Xaphino]

The keyboard is $300 if anyone was curious

[@DontFuckWitDreDay]

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[@jasonhughes6300]

Great review. Thanks for demonstrating the built-in mouse options, and the different modules that are available.

[@davidvkimball]

Excited to see your video on how you customize your key functions and layers! I got a UHK recently and have been loving it also.

[@JSyntax]

Thanks! Have you checked out kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX26iWeGaq92bqs

[@davidvkimball]

@@JSyntax I haven't yet, thanks! I didn't see it linked in the description yet. :)

[@nsa5]

Been a few years since I got mine, has been great. Once you use splits for a 1-2 weeks you'll never go back to standard. Love how customizable the UHK is, very innovative. The cheeky button below the space bars is mint lol

[@Karel854]

Very nice review! Especially thanks for covering macro commands 😊.

[@JSyntax]

Thank you for your help! Checkout a preview to the tutorial (with credits at the end to the creator) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX26iWeGaq92bqs

[@Karel854]

@@JSyntax Yep, seen it! Great introduction to macros!

[@reasons4171]

Looks great.. thanks for the review

[@rookvic4350]

this is def an ad

[@RatherBeCancelledThanHandled]

Thanks for sharing , glad you like it . Have you tried any welled keyboards ? I have a kinesis 360 but am tempted to get this for mouse but am concerned out not having the welled casing .

[@JSyntax]

Not yet! id love to try welled ortholiner columnar someday but the switch would have been too drastic

[@DygmaLab]

Have you considered trying tha Dygma Raise 2? It shares some features with the UHK and adds others like more thumbkeys, wireless connectivity and RGBW underglow 😊

[@JSyntax]

Of course! That would be a very interesting comparison.

[@fabioeliasreisritter8827]

I'd love a comparison between this and the dygma defy or the moonlander, I'm still trying to choose what would be best for me. Since it's a high investment, I'm still looking at a lot of reviews

[@JSyntax]

I would love to do a comparison, especially with the new Dygma Rise 2, I'll see what I can do. I know that switching to ortholinear will take me longer than a few days to get use to.

[@JSyntax]

One of the benefits of this typed of split design is the lack of overhead switching between staggered and columnar (ortholinear) is less and helps when people switch to their laptops

[@fabioeliasreisritter8827]

@@JSyntax Yeah, I'm a bit worried about the ortholinear stuff. I need to try a "normal" one to see if it has any benefits for me before I commit to an expensive split one. What I liked about yours was the mods. Those look really sick, not having to take your hands from the keyboard to use the mouse. That's going to be great for me as a data engineer.

[@nickgoogle4525]

Very good review -- in contrast to many others out there. Many good points made -- for example about doubling some keys on both sides for different use cases. One comment: The palm rests are needed, because you have the keyboard very far away from you. Having it much closer and getting rid of the rests is the way to go IMO. I touch type for 40 years and never had hand problems -- always typing with floating hands.

[@JSyntax]

Well said!i should try that instead and $$

[@gidi1899]

The amount of activities that became dependent on a person's specific typing habit is overwhelming. Any change to this habbit will have a lot a lot a lot of resistance. But, that also means, that if a change is happening, then it must be a very very good one. Maybe some day, Split keyboards will be famos.

[@JSyntax]

agreed, it only took me a couple days to get use to this keyboard, it isn't as a big of a switch as with otholinear keyboards or keyboards with less than 60 keys which is a big advantage for this style of split ergo keyboard

[@gidi1899]

@@JSyntaxnice , it take me more than a couple of days just to adjust to the backspace in a different position between boards. One time my left ctrl stopped working, and instead of fixing or buying a new one, I just decided that one ctrl btn is enough, now even though I have new keyboard, I stopped using the left ctrl, and I am not happy about it.

[@SuperMax_____0.0_____]

nice Frankenstein keyboard

[@JSyntax]

hahahaha i love it

[@anonymouse2428]

The keyboard is 320. The rubber palm rests are not included. They're 65. The tent stand is another 90. Any module is 65. Shipping is another 55. Total comes to 600. No thanks. Did you really buy this with your money?

[@JSyntax]

I feel like the keyboard itself is all you truly need, along with some cheap palm rests. Yes, it's expensive, but considering the advanced smart macros, the competition is also very expensive.

[@johanb.7869]

Not my future. They are ugly, to expensive and I don't see the need for it.