I love mine. The layout, the adjustments, the thumb cluster, the firmware. I put the navigation onto asdf to have a numblock-layer under my right hand.
Only negative is my cat managed to break the rather flimsy plastic around the thumb cluster screw and I had to lay it flat until I put something more solid under it to stabilize.
I thought that way until I tried a reverse sear (oven at low temp and sear afterwards) myself. I am no expert at the physics behind it, but it works great for rare steaks.
Yes, the oven dries the outer part of the steak, but that means you get your desired crust in less time in the pan. That results in a clearer distinction between the crust and the juicy interior without the gray band in between.
Looking into layouts may have been a "waste of time" for you, but it definitely wasn't for me or some colleagues. I learned to type on a German QWERTZ layout on a terrible laptop keyboard, where one shift key didn't really work. I accustomed myself to a terrible technique which did hurt my hands after some years.
I tried improving my technique, but wasn't really successful - learning a new layout on a radically different keyboard was easier for me than changing old habits. So I created my own layout for a split orthogonal keyboard, based on neo 3.
I took about two weeks to get to my previous speed. Until today, I did not get much faster - and I don't really need to, I can type about as fast as I think. But a) it's much more comfortable, especially when typing code. Most diagrams are rolls and I don't need to stretch to any number row. And b) I didn't expect it, but it took some mental load of me. I don't need to think about the correct bracket or anything.
So yeah, looking at a new layout to improve speed (especially at plain text) is seldom successful, but there can be great benefits.
That comment may apply to the general topic often, but this article clearly mentions "just pay them more" as a solution. It's really quite a balanced read.
There is a Vim plugin for Obsidian, so for me the editing is pretty similar. And I guess it's a good indicator that a plugin for your taste may also exist.
I love mine. The layout, the adjustments, the thumb cluster, the firmware. I put the navigation onto asdf to have a numblock-layer under my right hand.
Only negative is my cat managed to break the rather flimsy plastic around the thumb cluster screw and I had to lay it flat until I put something more solid under it to stabilize.