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The only thing that prevents some ergonomic keyboards from becoming mainstream is the price. Low price is the only great thing about standard keyboards.
by diegocg 5y ago
The only thing that prevents some ergonomic keyboards from becoming mainstream is the price. Low price is the only great thing about standard keyboards.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoVery skeptical of this take. If it were the case you would expect most or all rich people to be using ergonomic keyboards, since even an expensive keyboard would easily be affordable to them. Yet when I look at the folks who work at my office (none of whom make less than $200k/y), fewer than 15% have non-standard keyboards. I think the real issue is that for most people, ergonomic keyboards do not offer a real benefit.
- diegocg 5y agoThey will as soon as they get RSI. This is the other side of the problem, people is reactive, not preventive, towards RSI problems. IT needs to get the into the mindset that not using an ergonomic keyboard is a problem.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoFor the fraction of people who end up developing RSI, and for whom the RSI is treatable or preventable merely by switching to an ergo keyboard, it's great. However, - not all RSI is treatable by using an ergonomic keyboard, and - many people do not develop RSI no matter what keyboard they use. It's not clear to me the exact fraction of people who end up developing RSI and what fraction of those cases would be prevented by ergonomic keyboards. However, I can say that most people I work with are not newbs. It seems likely that if they were ever going to get RSI, at least some of them would have done already.
- zokier 5y ago> I think the real issue is that for most people, ergonomic keyboards do not offer a real benefit. Or they are not aware of the benefit until RSI strikes, which is arguably too late.