MoErgo Glove80

Long-term owners

which is fantastic, as a 15 year Kinesis Aadvantage user prior

Dec 2025 · comment

What hackers pick instead

• Kinesis AdvantageOwners praise its contoured, split layout for easing wrist and hand strain and keeping typing speed; critics say it is bulky, expensive and hard to travel with.29recommend
• ZSA MoonlanderA programmable ortholinear split keyboard that people praise for easy customization, comfort and solid build; the most common caveat is the lack of function keys.27recommend
• ZSA VoyagerWell built, comfortable split keyboard with integrated training, praised for long coding sessions and easing wrist pain. One critic says it is not very ergonomic.17recommend
• ErgoDox EZErgonomic split keyboard praised for long-term comfort, custom layouts and open firmware. Critics say newer boards beat it and it is often too large.17recommend
• Ultimate Hacking KeyboardPeople recommend it for its split layout, built-in trackpoint and mouse layer, and easy programmability, and report it as reliable.15recommend

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The 30 most detailed of 34 comments. Each links to the original.

1. It's got plenty of of keys for coding. Also you can mount it to camera tripods and actually use it when tilted which really improves ergonomic factor.

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad”

2. It's very comfortable to type on, but between the low-force switches and slightly different layout from a regular keyboard

   Mixed · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”

3. Those expensive but very ergonomic keyboards (glove80, kinesis, ...) with very light key switches did do the trick for me.

   Recommends · Oct 2026 · in “Job loss and cortisone mania”

4. The keyboard in itself is great and all, being split and easy to mount creatively also helps for ergonomics

   Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Review of the MoErgo Glove80 Keyboard”

5. The thumb cluster on the Glove is significantly more comfortable for me than the Ergodox / Moonlander.

   Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

6. needed to go with something that supported a concave well, and built in/better tenting

   Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

7. a key feature I've found myself unable to go without is contouring of the keyboard

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

8. I love the abundance of thumb keys, and I'm planning to make good use of them

   Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”

9. The Glove80 completely solved it for me and I never have pains anymore.

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “I Like Small Keyboards”

10. could use a bit of the "door slams like a Rolls-Royce" quality

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “Creating for a niche”

11. the price tag to build quality ratio is not amazing

    Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “One Handed Keyboard”

12. But the learning curve is terrible.

    Mixed · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”

13. Love typing on this thing

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI”

14. I'm really happy with it.

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Ask HN: Ergo wireless keyboard with mouse for coding?”

15. I am a glove80 user and love the keyboard but god damn do I tire of moving to my ball mouse when I need to.

    Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “I Like Small Keyboards”

16. It's an incredible keyboard, and imo is better than the Moonlander at practically everything.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

17. The Glove80 seems more promising, but I can't afford the productivity hit at work

    Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

18. is full of Glove80/Advantage vs Moonlander threads which all say the same thing

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

19. the low switches are nothing compared to the much more intuitive ergonomics

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

20. there are good commercial designs that have such keys, like the Glove 80

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad”

21. Glove 80 looks great which I may as well get since it's $100 more

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Ask HN: Ergo wireless keyboard with mouse for coding?”

22. which is fantastic, as a 15 year Kinesis Aadvantage user prior

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “I program on the subway”

23. that thumb cluster looks basically as bad as the Ergodox one

    Mixed · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

24. Glove80, Maltron who have put in real ergonomic research

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

25. failing that, maybe try an ErgoDox EZ or Glove80?

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad”

26. It improved my typing speed and overall comfort.

    Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”

27. It's a really cool keyboard.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Show HN: Tangent – learn the Glove80 ergonomic keyboard by typing HN headlines”

28. That's one thing missing from my glove80

    Criticizes · Nov 2025 · in “One Handed Keyboard”

29. the rubber feet are always coming off

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

30. but without sufficient success

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “Ask HN: What's your daily driver keyboard?”