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I've been using Microsoft Natural keyboards for 20 years now. I used to suffer terribly with RSI from years of typing on crappy keyboards, with bad posture and
by nickcw 6y ago
I've been using Microsoft Natural keyboards for 20 years now.
I used to suffer terribly with RSI from years of typing on crappy keyboards, with bad posture and not enough breaks.
The Microsoft Natural keyboard has been good to me - I haven't had RSI twinges for 10 years or so now!
I'm typing this on a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro which Wikipedia says was introduced in June 1999 - round about the time I got it. I wish it wasn't white as it really shows the dirt, but the media buttons are the best!
I've got two and I switched to the backup recently as my main one got really dirty and I haven't had time to clean it.
The MS Natural 4000 is very good too - I had one of those at work for over 10 years. I did wear the legends off but hey - who needs to see what key you are pressing anyway! Just don't press F-lock by accident as you'll be wondering for ages why your function keys aren't working.
I like the front stand of the 4000 to put the keyboard up a bit at the front. It is very good for encouraging good posture.
(The other thing I did to help with RSI is switch hands with the mouse. It took quite a long time to get used to using the mouse with the left hand but it really made a difference as my right wrist was worse than my left wrist. I'm now ambidextrous with the mouse - the only thing I can't do is draw with the mouse with my left hand!)