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Not really on point, but perhaps worth noting that having had some wrist stiffness and pain lately, I tried a Magic Keyboard (not this one, the one with the num

Not really on point, but perhaps worth noting that having had some wrist stiffness and pain lately, I tried a Magic Keyboard (not this one, the one with the numpad) as an intermediate step between my previous Majestouch 2 and Ergodox/Moonlander/Kinesis esoterica, and over the last few weeks it's actually been pretty good. I don't know if I'll stick with it indefinitely, but I'm glad I decided to give it a try; the low profile and short throw really do seem to make eight- and ten- and twelve-hour workdays significantly easier on my wrists.

kpsuperplane 5y ago
Check out the K3 or K1 from Keychron; you get benefits of low profile with the tactility of a mechanical keyboard
- wodenokoto 5y ago
  They're twice as thick as a magic keyboard
- mikecarlton 5y ago
  +1 for the K1, I’ve been very happy with it
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Ancalagon 5y ago
Funny I switched from a Mac keyboard to an ergodox and it’s done wonders for my wrists. Have you tried elevating your wrists and adjusting the keyboards on stilts to make them more ergonomic? That helped me a lot too
bluejekyll 5y ago
I concur with this. My experience with Apple’s short-throw low profile keyboards has been great. It reduces the angle of my wrist at the the keyboard. Yes, I’m sure it could be typing differently, but I find these to be the most comfortable for my typing style. I’ve tried to find non-Apple brand with similar feel, but nothing has matched the quality or comfort.
- Oddskar 5y ago
  A custom mechanical keyboard with low profile switches is probably what you're looking for. Although they are a lot less spongey feeling than the mac keyboards. E.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/j1877x/kyria_at_his_minimum/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/j1877x/k...
paxys 5y ago
Maybe slightly better but still no substitute for an actual ergonomic keyboard. For developers and others spending hours a day with their hands on a keyboard, it's a no brainer to have proper wrist support, better spacing between hands and more natural elbow/wrist angles. Have lost count of the number of 20-somethings I know with carpal tunnel syndrome.
kstrauser 5y ago
As a side note, I had a much bigger improvement from ditching my Magic Mouse for a vertical mouse: https://honeypot.net/post/pain-free-with-logitech-mx-vertical-mouse/ https://honeypot.net/post/pain-free-with-logitech-mx-vertica... My right wrist was starting to seriously hurt at the end of each day, and now it's completely painless.

kpsuperplane 5y ago

Check out the K3 or K1 from Keychron; you get benefits of low profile with the tactility of a mechanical keyboard

wodenokoto 5y ago
They're twice as thick as a magic keyboard
mikecarlton 5y ago
+1 for the K1, I’ve been very happy with it
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Ancalagon 5y ago

Funny I switched from a Mac keyboard to an ergodox and it’s done wonders for my wrists. Have you tried elevating your wrists and adjusting the keyboards on stilts to make them more ergonomic? That helped me a lot too

bluejekyll 5y ago

I concur with this. My experience with Apple’s short-throw low profile keyboards has been great. It reduces the angle of my wrist at the the keyboard. Yes, I’m sure it could be typing differently, but I find these to be the most comfortable for my typing style. I’ve tried to find non-Apple brand with similar feel, but nothing has matched the quality or comfort.

Oddskar 5y ago
A custom mechanical keyboard with low profile switches is probably what you're looking for. Although they are a lot less spongey feeling than the mac keyboards. E.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/j1877x/kyria_at_his_minimum/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/j1877x/k...

paxys 5y ago

Maybe slightly better but still no substitute for an actual ergonomic keyboard. For developers and others spending hours a day with their hands on a keyboard, it's a no brainer to have proper wrist support, better spacing between hands and more natural elbow/wrist angles. Have lost count of the number of 20-somethings I know with carpal tunnel syndrome.

kstrauser 5y ago

As a side note, I had a much bigger improvement from ditching my Magic Mouse for a vertical mouse: https://honeypot.net/post/pain-free-with-logitech-mx-vertical-mouse/ https://honeypot.net/post/pain-free-with-logitech-mx-vertica... My right wrist was starting to seriously hurt at the end of each day, and now it's completely painless.