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>One of the reasons is overlap. Your hands do occasionally >hit keys on the other side. That has been my biggest re-learning curve - but with only the 6/7 num

>One of the reasons is overlap. Your hands do occasionally >hit keys on the other side. That has been my biggest re-learning curve - but with only the 6/7 numeric keys (which, apparently I use often) - the one thing that I would have loved with the Kinesis RGB Edge, would have been a dedicated number pad on the right-side. >Another is key action. You want proper mechanical keys. Kinesis RGB Edge allows you to choose which "cherry mx" mechanical keys you get when ordering. (I sound like a shill - but, I am very satisfied after a month of ownership - pricey, yes - but well worth it)

chrisBob 6y ago
Kinesis Freestyle Pro has Cherry mx brown or silent red and shaves a little money compared to the RGB version
- jjkaczor 6y ago
  Does it have backlighting? (frankly, I didn't need or use all of the "RGB" features, so that was overkill - not a gamer)
  - chrisBob 6y ago
    No backlighting at all on the Freestyle Pro.
- JeremyNT 6y ago
  > Kinesis Freestyle Pro has Cherry mx brown or silent red and shaves a little money compared to the RGB version I actually have both keyboards and they're pretty similar. A trick here though, the RGB aka "gaming" version of the Freestyle includes wrist rests, which are $15 extra in the "Freestyle Pro," so the cost difference isn't as much as it seems. Neither includes the nifty tenting stands. You probably will want both of those accessories, so keep that in mind when pricing. The Freestyle Pro also puts the ESC and FN keys in weird spots. You can remap them, but it's kind of annoying to move the caps around (there's also no "normal" size esc key cap to use...). All in all, it's probably worth just getting the RGB, even if you don't care about the RGB feature.
  - chrisBob 6y ago
    The wrist rests do make the prices closer. I hadn't noticed that the esc key is moved which is kind of interesting. I actually decided that RGB would attract too much attention for me: One of my office mates is a 5-year-old right now, and I didn't want to distract from online kindergarten class too much.
    - JeremyNT 6y ago
      > I actually decided that RGB would attract too much attention for me: One of my office mates is a 5-year-old right now, and I didn't want to distract from online kindergarten class too much. I also avoided the RGB for this reason (at work, where I have the pro) - but when I got my own RGB (for home), I learned that the LEDs are just as customizable as the keys, and are only as distracting as you wish them to be :)
      - jjkaczor 6y ago
        Exactly - you can pick one boring color and not have any flashy/animated/cycles.
    - fomine3 6y ago
      Esc should be positioned to Edge RGB position but anyway it can be configured by firmware.
fomine3 6y ago
Actually Kinesis Freestyle Edge/Pro is relatively cheap in split keyboard world including DIY.

chrisBob 6y ago

Kinesis Freestyle Pro has Cherry mx brown or silent red and shaves a little money compared to the RGB version

jjkaczor 6y ago
Does it have backlighting? (frankly, I didn't need or use all of the "RGB" features, so that was overkill - not a gamer)
- chrisBob 6y ago
  No backlighting at all on the Freestyle Pro.
JeremyNT 6y ago
> Kinesis Freestyle Pro has Cherry mx brown or silent red and shaves a little money compared to the RGB version I actually have both keyboards and they're pretty similar. A trick here though, the RGB aka "gaming" version of the Freestyle includes wrist rests, which are $15 extra in the "Freestyle Pro," so the cost difference isn't as much as it seems. Neither includes the nifty tenting stands. You probably will want both of those accessories, so keep that in mind when pricing. The Freestyle Pro also puts the ESC and FN keys in weird spots. You can remap them, but it's kind of annoying to move the caps around (there's also no "normal" size esc key cap to use...). All in all, it's probably worth just getting the RGB, even if you don't care about the RGB feature.
- chrisBob 6y ago
  The wrist rests do make the prices closer. I hadn't noticed that the esc key is moved which is kind of interesting. I actually decided that RGB would attract too much attention for me: One of my office mates is a 5-year-old right now, and I didn't want to distract from online kindergarten class too much.
  - JeremyNT 6y ago
    > I actually decided that RGB would attract too much attention for me: One of my office mates is a 5-year-old right now, and I didn't want to distract from online kindergarten class too much. I also avoided the RGB for this reason (at work, where I have the pro) - but when I got my own RGB (for home), I learned that the LEDs are just as customizable as the keys, and are only as distracting as you wish them to be :)
    - jjkaczor 6y ago
      Exactly - you can pick one boring color and not have any flashy/animated/cycles.
  - fomine3 6y ago
    Esc should be positioned to Edge RGB position but anyway it can be configured by firmware.

fomine3 6y ago

Actually Kinesis Freestyle Edge/Pro is relatively cheap in split keyboard world including DIY.