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My goalposts are "a keyboard which works for me." That's where they were, and that's where they will be. If I give up a few things I like about my existing key
by wegs 6y ago
My goalposts are "a keyboard which works for me." That's where they were, and that's where they will be.
If I give up a few things I like about my existing keyboard to get what you like about your keyboard, that's a bad deal. I think that's true for most people.
The type of mechanical keys on my keyboards really reduce the amount of strain on my wrist relative to membrane keyboards. It's not just a matter of taste. There's much less of a bump on the bottom if the key can continue moving after the keystroke is triggered. Membrane keyboards can do a little bit of that, but not nearly as well.
Trackpoint, implemented well, means I can do casual mousing (e.g. switching focus) without moving my hands to the mouse. That reduces shoulder strain.
You're welcome to call things I like "a bad idea," and I could do the reverse just as well, but at the end of the day, I ain't buying. I know what works for me, and I haven't found an "ergo" keyboard which does.
- simias 6y agoI think it's you use of "horrible" that bothered me. I can understand being disappointed that a split keyboard doesn't have a trackpoint, but in no way does that make it "horrible" IMO.
- wegs 6y agoWell, it's horrible for me. I was responding to: "I am puzzled why there aren't more split keyboards on the market, they are such a good idea." I would argue, for all the reasons I gave, most are horrible for most people. That's the context. You have to read in context. That doesn't mean they won't work for you. Most people want $5 keyboards. That's followed by a long tail of oddball keyboards, of which ergo are one breed. Most of the keyboards I use would be horrible for most people too. But they work for me.