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I'd love to try a split ergo keyboard, but 1) I have no interest in building one and 2) I have no interest in paying $300 for a fully-assembled one. There's got
by tvanantwerp 6y ago
I'd love to try a split ergo keyboard, but 1) I have no interest in building one and 2) I have no interest in paying $300 for a fully-assembled one. There's got to be untapped market potential for fully assembled ergonomic split keyboards costing less than $300.
- denimnerd42 6y agoAmazon sells the Kinesis Advantage via prime so they will accept your return too. Give it at least 2 weeks full time to adapt though. I doubt you would go back if you suffered any pain previously though.
- mdergosits 6y agoKinesis makes them for ~170 if you don’t want tenting or a palm rest
- ahelwer 6y agoThese exist, look up Goldtouch. The two sides can't fully separate but they move far enough apart that I haven't had an issue.
- simtel20 6y agoI had old gold touches but gave them to my cousin when his arm and wrist pain became far worse than my own. I bought more, but their newer designs (circa 2005 or so, I think) resulted in the ball joint breaking on 3 keyboards before I stopped buying them. I can't be sure if they have fixed the breaking joint problem, but I'm curious about your experience - how long have you had yours and how will has it endured so f
- ahelwer 6y agoCurrently I've had mine about six months, but I rarely adjust the ball joint so don't think I put much stress on it.
- ecliptik 6y agoGergoplex is $160 fully assembled, but may not be for everyone. Most of the cost is usually in the switches and keycaps. https://www.gboards.ca/product/gergoplex https://www.gboards.ca/product/gergoplex
- __mharrison__ 6y agoTempted by these for travel. I even have a layer on my ergodox that stimulates one...