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That keyboard looks weird - maybe its because I haven't used it myself. Anyone used it? Can you share your experience?

by akudha 6y ago

mech422 6y ago
My buddy has one he's used for ages..5-10 years at least. He swears by it. Definitely a learning curve though.
amarshall 6y ago
I’ve used a Kinesis Advantage at work for 7 years now. Started after I began to get wrist discomfort once I started programming full-time. It’s been wonderful, and removal of the discomfort and pain is worth the $300 several times over. I bought one for home shortly after. It does take a bit to get used to typing on. It took a few days to get from 6 wpm to ~35 wpm, and about two weeks total to get to ~80 wpm. I can usually type a bit faster on a “standard” laptop keyboard, but 80 wpm is still plenty fast. I’m a Vim user, so I mapped the End key to Esc (keyboard has hardware mapping built-in). I do experience the stuck-key issue referenced (annoying, but easily worked-around and infrequent), going to look into swapping the PCB as linked.
- safog 6y ago
  I wish there was a way to try this keyboard without committing to buying it for a month or so. It seems like there will be a learning curve and you might not even like it at the end of it.
  - amarshall 6y ago
    Indeed. I was fortunate enough to have a coworker who had one and let me try it while they were on vacation.
  - psanford 6y ago
    There is a way! Kinesis has a 60 day return policy if you buy directly from them. [0]: https://kinesis-ergo.com/support/returns/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/support/returns/
souterrain 6y ago
I had a very hard time getting used to the matrix (“ortholinear?”) layout of the keys. I think this is because I don’t touch type “the right way.” I’ve had greater success with the UHK in tenting configuration and as wide as my shoulders.
jseliger 6y ago
It's excellent IMO https://jakeseliger.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on-the-kinesis-advantage-unicomp-space-saver-and-das-keyboard-two-years-later/ https://jakeseliger.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on-the-k...

That keyboard looks weird - maybe its because I haven't used it myself. Anyone used it? Can you share your experience?

by akudha 6y ago

That keyboard looks weird - maybe its because I haven't used it myself. Anyone used it? Can you share your experience?

mech422 6y ago

My buddy has one he's used for ages..5-10 years at least. He swears by it. Definitely a learning curve though.

amarshall 6y ago

I’ve used a Kinesis Advantage at work for 7 years now. Started after I began to get wrist discomfort once I started programming full-time. It’s been wonderful, and removal of the discomfort and pain is worth the $300 several times over. I bought one for home shortly after. It does take a bit to get used to typing on. It took a few days to get from 6 wpm to ~35 wpm, and about two weeks total to get to ~80 wpm. I can usually type a bit faster on a “standard” laptop keyboard, but 80 wpm is still plenty fast. I’m a Vim user, so I mapped the End key to Esc (keyboard has hardware mapping built-in). I do experience the stuck-key issue referenced (annoying, but easily worked-around and infrequent), going to look into swapping the PCB as linked.

safog 6y ago
I wish there was a way to try this keyboard without committing to buying it for a month or so. It seems like there will be a learning curve and you might not even like it at the end of it.
- amarshall 6y ago
  Indeed. I was fortunate enough to have a coworker who had one and let me try it while they were on vacation.
- psanford 6y ago
  There is a way! Kinesis has a 60 day return policy if you buy directly from them. [0]: https://kinesis-ergo.com/support/returns/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/support/returns/

souterrain 6y ago

I had a very hard time getting used to the matrix (“ortholinear?”) layout of the keys. I think this is because I don’t touch type “the right way.” I’ve had greater success with the UHK in tenting configuration and as wide as my shoulders.

jseliger 6y ago

It's excellent IMO https://jakeseliger.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on-the-kinesis-advantage-unicomp-space-saver-and-das-keyboard-two-years-later/ https://jakeseliger.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on-the-k...