I always read glowing reports from switching to Dvorak, so here's my experience: I switched to the Dvorak keyboard about 5 years ago. Previously, I typed 110 W

I always read glowing reports from switching to Dvorak, so here's my experience: I switched to the Dvorak keyboard about 5 years ago. Previously, I typed 110 WPM on QWERTY, and while learning Dvorak my WPM rose quickly from 10 to 70 WPM, but remained there. I now type at about 80 WPM, but even with practice I have not been able to regain my previous speed. I can switch to Qwerty, but my WPM has gone down too -- it's about 80 WPM now. I realized that I had been achieving 110 WPM because I had unconventional hand positions (I never learned to type "correctly", so it just developed). Learning and staying with the "correct" hand positions brought down my WPM. Previously, my hands flew around the keyboard, but now they're mostly stationary on the home row. The positive outcome of this is that I can now use non-traditional keyboards such as the Kinesis, where I cannot move my hands around while typing. I don't regret going to Dvorak because of the great comfort it brings to my tired hands, but I do miss the speed from time to time.