Review: ZSA Voyager, a split, ergonomic and programmable mechanical keyboard

Ben Frain November 4, 2023
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An author and web developer reviewing tech products and mechanical keyboards, and covering Neovim and productivity. My long-running blog is at: https://benfrain.com As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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A full review of the ZSA Voyager after 2 months of daily use. Here are the clamps I used with the tripod kit: https://amzn.to/46VzTAL I also think these would work well and probably give more mounting options: https://amzn.to/3G6Vr1i And here are the electronic calipers used to measure the keycaps: https://amzn.to/49wzSoA Here is my Configuration for the Voyager: https://configure.zsa.io/voyager/layouts/VjKAJ/latest/0 0:00 Start 0:26 Essentials 1:13 What you get (Apple levels of quality) 2:20 Attention to detail 3:34 Magnetic feet for tenting 4:43 Sounds with red linear switches 5:00 Height and weight 5:25 Doubts (no wireless?) 8:25 MX and not choc key spacing 10:13 What to do with the extra row of keys? 11:26 Home Row Mods 13:45 Long term comfort 14:44 Opinions on thumb keys 16:18 Tripod Mount 20:11 Software 22:08 Shortcomings 24:11 Summary and recommendations # My blog: https://benfrain.com # My kit Everything I use day-to-day is listed here: https://benfrain.com/uses/ # My web development books: https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Frain/e/B00BIK2USQ # My video courses, including 'Ultimate Text Editing Productivity with Sublime Text': Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/benfrain?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/ultimate-text-editing-productivity-with-sublime-text/?referralCode=14F139FCCB804C47A816 # Subscribe to my newsletter: https://benfrain.us19.list-manage.com... and I can update you with news of new courses, what I've been working on and reading. # Affiliate links I sometimes add affiliate links in here for kit featured in the videos. When you use them, you pay the same price, I just get a little kickback from the supplier (typically Amazon)

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