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Thanks for the wonderful advice ! Another question. Have you tried Dvorak ? I have been thinking of buying the sicker and changing my keyboard to dvorak. I h

Thanks for the wonderful advice ! Another question. Have you tried Dvorak ? I have been thinking of buying the sicker and changing my keyboard to dvorak. I have also read that keys with mechanical switch are better. But unfortunately the sculpt does not have it :( Is there a keyboard that combines mechanical switches with sculpt like design ?

ajsalminen 10y ago
There are a number of ergonomic mechanical keyboards. Some that might be worth looking at are the Keyboardio (coming soon), Kinesis Advantage2, Maltron and the Ergodox which is a DIY solution not very ergonomic by default but possible to build to be. I've backed the Keyboardio myself and if you decide to get that one you can currently get a discount code from here: https://shift.newco.co/what-50-buys-you-at-huaqiangbei-the-worlds-most-fascinating-electronics-market-f0384d9fca32 https://shift.newco.co/what-50-buys-you-at-huaqiangbei-the-w... For mechanical keyswitches I've read that the most stressful part of typing for your wrist is when you hit the bottom and your fingers come to an abrupt stop. To avoid that you need tactile switches and additionally I find that for me they have to be fairly stiff (Cherry MX Clear is my current favorite). On the other hand I've also seen some people who already experience constant pain while typing comment that they find the light linear switches to be the least painful to use. If you have constant pain those might be a better choice possibly combined with O-rings for a bit softer bottom hit. I use another QWERTY-alternative called COLEMAK. It's a newer one that is considered to be more of an improvement over QWERTY than Dvorak. This Geekhack post compares pretty much all of the different layout options in the running these days (of course it still just reflects the opinions of the author, the Carpalx & MTGAP layouts are the result of a similar analysis with emphasis on different aspects): https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67604.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67604.0 There is an easy 5 step approach called TARMAK for COLEMAK where you gradually change your layout. It's useful if you want to retain some typing ability while in the process of switching. You might want to also post on Reddit's /r/MechanicalKeyboards, you'd probably get more answers there.

ajsalminen 10y ago

There are a number of ergonomic mechanical keyboards. Some that might be worth looking at are the Keyboardio (coming soon), Kinesis Advantage2, Maltron and the Ergodox which is a DIY solution not very ergonomic by default but possible to build to be. I've backed the Keyboardio myself and if you decide to get that one you can currently get a discount code from here: https://shift.newco.co/what-50-buys-you-at-huaqiangbei-the-worlds-most-fascinating-electronics-market-f0384d9fca32 https://shift.newco.co/what-50-buys-you-at-huaqiangbei-the-w... For mechanical keyswitches I've read that the most stressful part of typing for your wrist is when you hit the bottom and your fingers come to an abrupt stop. To avoid that you need tactile switches and additionally I find that for me they have to be fairly stiff (Cherry MX Clear is my current favorite). On the other hand I've also seen some people who already experience constant pain while typing comment that they find the light linear switches to be the least painful to use. If you have constant pain those might be a better choice possibly combined with O-rings for a bit softer bottom hit. I use another QWERTY-alternative called COLEMAK. It's a newer one that is considered to be more of an improvement over QWERTY than Dvorak. This Geekhack post compares pretty much all of the different layout options in the running these days (of course it still just reflects the opinions of the author, the Carpalx & MTGAP layouts are the result of a similar analysis with emphasis on different aspects): https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67604.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67604.0 There is an easy 5 step approach called TARMAK for COLEMAK where you gradually change your layout. It's useful if you want to retain some typing ability while in the process of switching. You might want to also post on Reddit's /r/MechanicalKeyboards, you'd probably get more answers there.