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I use my laptop on my lap, and usually when I sit with my hands folded in my lap, my hands fall along the center axis of my body. We are bilaterally symmetrical
by areoform 6y ago
I use my laptop on my lap, and usually when I sit with my hands folded in my lap, my hands fall along the center axis of my body. We are bilaterally symmetrical beings (with some internal asymmetries).
So unless I scoot the laptop off-axis or I have to move my hands off axis to type.
I'm unsure how this isn't unergonomic. It's not something to get used to. It's bad design. Period.
- Jedd 6y agoIf you're using a laptop on your lap you've already given away any chance of ergonomic comfort.
- mastazi 6y agoYes this is true, I see your point, with a laptop on your lap, in order to balance its weight optimally, you need to centre it relative to its mass, not relative to the hands rest position (F and J keys) so then when you have to type you need to move your hands sideways and it's not very ergonomic.
- robotmay 6y agoYes this has always annoyed me; having it centred under the keyboard makes no sense except in some weird universe where everybody uses only their thumbs to operate the trackpad. Trackpad alignment was one of the major causes of my RSI due to the horrible bend in the wrist it causes. I haven't used a Mac in years but the one thing they always nailed was the trackpad. It's big and actually centred on the laptop body.
- mastazi 6y agoI think it depends on how much you type. If you type most of the time, your hands will tend to stay centred on the keyboard. Of course this is highly variable based on so many factors...