5 ms·

yeah, that's about 1/3 of my salary...

• noelwelsh 10y ago
  They are far from the only ergonomic keyboard in town. The Microsoft Natural is decent and about 20% of the price.
  • melling 10y ago
    It doesn't have mechanical switches.
  • ldiracdelta 10y ago
    After you try the Kinesis Advantage, the Microsoft Natural feels like a joke. The length of your fingers is distributed like a parabola and the Kinesis design is the parabola that fits over your fingers to minimize the travel distance of _all_ your fingers. Conversely, the Microsoft Natural keyboard is actually a parabola that goes _away_ from your finger to actually _increase_ the travel distance needed for your ring, pinky, and index fingers.
• criddell 10y ago
  I'm guessing you don't suffer from wrist pain. I'm fortunate that after 30 years of typing every day, I'm still pain free, but I work with people that struggle with it. For them, if a $350 keyboard makes the pain go away, it's the easiest money to spend ever.
• mchaver 10y ago
  It's not cheap but I don't think it's outrageous either, assuming it lasts a long time. Wrist health is important for anyone spending a long time on the computer. It's relatively cheaper than safety equipment for a lot of industries/hobbies.
• toyg 10y ago
  What percentage of your salary does your computer cost? This is the primary interface to that, something you will use 8 hours a day. Your wrists don't care if your CPU runs 2.3Ghz or 2.7Ghz, but they will care if your keyboard/mouse/screen/chair setup is not good.
• ldiracdelta 10y ago
  I have pimped out my work setup at my own expense and I think it is well worth it. I know many people at work who have brand new BMW's or shiny pickup trucks who use their vehicles for 20 minutes a day on their commute and yet pay $400/month for the privilege! I bought a 30" monitor, an advantage 2, a RAT 5 gaming mouse, and a Geek Desk for a grand total of $2k and I use the setup 8 hours a week day. Also, a 2001 Camry that I paid cash for. Why not invest in the environment that you'll spend your most productive adult years in?
  • brokenmachine 10y ago
    You had me until the 2001 Camry, that's just being a masochist, haha! You can get a reasonably priced, fun car without having to suffer! I've got an Ergodox, Logitech g700s mouse and three monitors, 32" in the middle with two 24" on the sides, plus a great comfy chair. Best money I've spent, worth it at 10x the price, considering how much time I'm sitting there...