This is not a compromise, this is a defect. And I have it on my current laptop Lenovo Ideapad 510S-14ISK - very similar keyboard layout (I didn’t realized the issue, when I bought it 3 years ago).
I’ve managed to live with it by remapping the keys:
- Right SHIFT switched with UP Arrow
- Right CTRL switched with LEFT Arrow
Yes, the right SHIFT is too far away, but also the right CTRL is too close to the ‘J’ key !!
So yes, my arrows keys are really messed up right now, but - somewhat luckly - I’m a vim user.
All the typing tutorials that I ever seen recommend using the right SHIFT to upper case the left hand keys… I see people here having success typing ‘Q’, ‘A’, ‘Z’, ‘!’ using the left SHIFT… well… that’s weird/not ergonomic/awkward/slow - IMO…
I can’t afford this laptop. I’m commenting here hoping to stop this defect spreading even more… especially on Purism hardware which I like.