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markstos@lemmy.world to ErgoMechKeyboards@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

cocot46plus: A Corne-like unibody keyboard with trackball and encoder

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cocot46plus: A Corne-like unibody keyboard with trackball and encoder

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markstos@lemmy.world to ErgoMechKeyboards@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago
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My split, ergonomic Corne keyboard is great. I love pairing with a trackball in-between the halves: But what if you took the two halves of this split keyboard, jammed them together with a built-in trackball and threw in some extra features? That's the cocot46plus. I prefer the ergonomics of a
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    A large trackball like the Kensington Expert can both move quickly across multiple 4K monitors and precisely point to a specific location.

    By holding down a button, the trackball can also double as a scrollwheel.

    The ergonomics don’t matter to me a lot because I don’t use it a lot. But I love the fast and precise movement.

    As the trackball gets smaller, you have to choose between fast OR precise. Some smaller trackballs deal with that by having a toggle button so you can switch between fast or precise movements on the fly.

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      The Kensington expert looks huge! I’m not sure I can justify getting one lol. Good to know this exists though if I decide to go down this route

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        I hear they are popular with audio engineers who like the speed, precision and minimal desk space requirements.

        https://www.kensington.com/siteassets/blog/2021/10-october/kensington-expert-trackball-on-desk-with-sound-equipment-large_1634044572.jpg?width=1200&height=627

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