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The main problem with buying the right keyboard is that you almost never can try it out (i.e. in a store). There are multiple variables, besides the general erg
by benevol 10y ago
The main problem with buying the right keyboard is that you almost never can try it out (i.e. in a store). There are multiple variables, besides the general ergonomic question, mainly:
You want to know how it feels to type, you want to know how it sounds to type (mostly: is it quiet or will you get on your co-worker's nerves?).
I have just bought a Logitech in a store that did not allow me to take it out of the box to try it out. Once I've tried it out at home, I wanted to throw it in the trash immediately. F*ck them for selling like that.
So, if you're looking for a start-up idea: Why not set up an online store with ALL brands (maybe focus on the premium segment which is ergo keyboards, first). Then you ship the customer keyboards to test at home. Once the customer's happy, he returns the last test keyboard and gets a brand new version of it.
- vosper 10y agoIf you're in the US Amazon generally lets you return anything for any reason. "I tried it and I didn't like it" would be fine with them. It makes the process a bit slower, with shipping and all, but you could purchase all your candidate keyboards together and then return the one(s) you don't like.
- tga 10y agoUp until they decide you've returned too many things and they cancel all your accounts with them without recourse. As with most stores, I think Amazon returns are meant for actual problems and cases when things really don't work out, not for trying out hardware.
- jseliger 10y agoIIRC, Kinesis claims it has a two-month, no-bullshit return policy: http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/support/customer-service/guarantee/ http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/support/customer-service/guarant... presumably because people want to try out their keyboards.