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  1. rxyz · · focus · HN ↗
    What a beautiful device. Few questions: Will it be okay for someone who switches between devices and OSes often? Can I have layers that I can swap between like on a VIA board?

    What is the click latency?

    Is USB just for charging or can I use it without BT?

    1. ebastler · · focus · HN ↗
      The board runs ZMK, which handles layers quite similarly to QMK/VIA. Whether you can bind dedicated layers to output profiles in ZMK I do not know, but toggling between layers manually via some shortcut when you switch between devices works for sure.

      There is a video by one of the ZMK team members where he tested ZMK latency (wired and wireless) against other options on the market - it is, however, fairly dated: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=jWL4nU-vtWs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=jWL4nU-vtWs

      I let Andrew handle the official communications, but I&#x27;ll say that much - the USB port allows for wired operation while charging. The fact that some products refuse to do this still bothers me (cough MX Master 3).

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