I opted for the Corne v4.1 because I’d started experiencing wrist pain from using a traditional keyboard. Even though it’s quite challenging to get used to at first, I’m liking it more and more each day. For new users out there, just remember that there is a learning curve, and you’ll likely end up tweaking the key mappings to suit your personal preferences.
I’m still very much in that learning curve myself—I haven’t yet regained my original speed with numbers and symbols, and a few IDE shortcuts feel like a finger-twister mini-game. But instead of rushing to create an overly complex layout, I remind myself to keep things sensible and slowly get used to it. The goal is to improve comfort without making switching to a regular keyboard a painful experience.
One tip: don’t go overboard with creating a radically unique layout. There will be plenty of situations where you won’t have your custom keyboard with you and will need to use a standard one. If your layout is too unconventional, you’ll end up slowing yourself down. Try to keep things simple and close to the original QWERTY arrangement so that switching back doesn’t cause a productivity nose-dive.
About the service:
This was the only Indian distributor I could find, and the reviews looked solid with no red flags. I took a leap of faith—and they absolutely delivered. Great packaging, on-time delivery, and amazing customer service. I honestly don’t have any complaints. For all keyboard enthusiasts in India, definitely give them a try. And to the store owners—keep up the great work!
