1. 3-6 months to get comfortable, about 1 year to match speed. I've typed Dvorak for about 10 years. I'm probably not any faster, but I like dvorak a lot. 2

1. 3-6 months to get comfortable, about 1 year to match speed. I've typed Dvorak for about 10 years. I'm probably not any faster, but I like dvorak a lot. 2. Switching is easy; I switch all the time at work. Windows makes me login with qwerty (you get what you pay for? :P). You may never type 130wpm on dvorak/colemak/&c but life is too short for qwerty.