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I’ve used both the keyboard.io and Kinesis Advantage II, and the latter is miles ahead. The curved fingertip bowl, the more logical placement of modifier keys,
by nothrabannosir 7y ago
I’ve used both the keyboard.io and Kinesis Advantage II, and the latter is miles ahead. The curved fingertip bowl, the more logical placement of modifier keys, the F keys and media keys, the softwareless macros and remapping; if you have any interest in a keyboard.io I strongly recommend a Kinesis Advantage II, instead.
Like another commenter said: ortholinear (not staggered) is a huge win. Perhaps even higher priority than split, but close at least. Don’t settle for staggered.
(I emphatically second the urging of ergonomic HIDs!)
- StavrosK 7y agoWhat's so great about ortholinear keyboards? I'm typing on one right now, but I'm not sure I prefer it over the staggered one so much. It's easier to find where each key is, for sure, but I don't know if the adjustment hassle is worth it.
- nothrabannosir 7y agoIt's about the angle your left wrist makes to hit that top row. If you only extend your fingers linearly, keeping a staggered keyboard aligned with a "neutral" left wrist means basically a 90° angle. Anything less and you're twisting your wrist horizontally. For me that's the most painful, and anecdotally I hear twisting your wrists is a notorious contributor to injury. But, as always, do your own randomized controlled trial if you want to be sure :)