@ice @GracelessHippo I have a Dygma Raise, which is a split keyboard with extra thumb keys, and with a normal, staggered layout instead of columnar. It took me about 30 minutes to get used to it. I've been using it for 9 months, and it's the best keyboard I've ever used.
(I personally don't believe columnar or ortholinear are better than staggered. Fingers aren't arranged in literal columns, and I don't hold my hands parallel to the key rows/columns anyway. I type 150wpm, 99.9% accuracy)
@ice @GracelessHippo (I don't type any faster on the Raise than on a non-split keyboard, but it's more comfortable, and the extra thumb keys are really useful for text editor stuff!)