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It was very good about 5 years ago, and is still quite comfortable. However I would say that today this has largely been superseded by a myriad of better choic

It was very good about 5 years ago, and is still quite comfortable. However I would say that today this has largely been superseded by a myriad of better choices. For the adventurous type there's e.g. Dactyl Manuform. If one does not care so much for the keywell there's Lily 58, Iris or Kyria. For built-in tenting there's ZSA Moonlander, Redox etc. All of these have better customizability, repairability and portability than a Kinesis Advantage. Want to try diffent key switches? Use hot-swap sockets. Want wireless? Drop in a nice!nano microcontroller. Want to create a crazy custom key layout or macros? You can do anything you want in QMK and flash it to the microcontrollers.

wy35 5y ago
I own a Kinesis Advantage 2, a Lily, and a Corne, and tried a Dactyl Manuform. IMO the Kinesis still wins hands down. I’ve tried dozens of keyboards but the Kinesis is the one I will always go back to. Why? To be blunt, I don’t care at all about fancy keyswitches, or wirelessness, or portability. I’m simply looking for the most comfortable input device possible. If non-ergonomic rubber dome keyboards feel like plastic chairs, all of the other keyboards you mentioned feel like fancy wooden chairs. Some of them might be incredibly well-crafted and contour to your body! But the Kinesis feels like a top-of-the-line high-tech massage chair. I’ve tried dozens and dozens of ergonomic keyboards —- and even made one, by designing a PCB and printing it out —- but at the end of the day, the Kinesis is the keyboard I will ALWAYS reach for.
- Oddskar 5y ago
  What do you think makes it different from the others then? Is it the keywell?
  - wy35 5y ago
    The curves of the keywells, the integrated wrist rest, the thumb buttons placement, the tenting angle, etc. is unmatched.
amarshall 5y ago
There’s a project to replace the board in the Kinesis with a QMK-driven one. One day I’ll get around to it. https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-keyboard-controller/ https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...

wy35 5y ago

I own a Kinesis Advantage 2, a Lily, and a Corne, and tried a Dactyl Manuform. IMO the Kinesis still wins hands down. I’ve tried dozens of keyboards but the Kinesis is the one I will always go back to. Why? To be blunt, I don’t care at all about fancy keyswitches, or wirelessness, or portability. I’m simply looking for the most comfortable input device possible. If non-ergonomic rubber dome keyboards feel like plastic chairs, all of the other keyboards you mentioned feel like fancy wooden chairs. Some of them might be incredibly well-crafted and contour to your body! But the Kinesis feels like a top-of-the-line high-tech massage chair. I’ve tried dozens and dozens of ergonomic keyboards —- and even made one, by designing a PCB and printing it out —- but at the end of the day, the Kinesis is the keyboard I will ALWAYS reach for.

Oddskar 5y ago
What do you think makes it different from the others then? Is it the keywell?
- wy35 5y ago
  The curves of the keywells, the integrated wrist rest, the thumb buttons placement, the tenting angle, etc. is unmatched.

amarshall 5y ago

There’s a project to replace the board in the Kinesis with a QMK-driven one. One day I’ll get around to it. https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-keyboard-controller/ https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2020-07-09-kint-kinesis-...