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Not OP, but I use the kinesis advantage but if I was going to pick one again I'd go with the ergodox, also had a keyboardio but switching between types is kinda

Not OP, but I use the kinesis advantage but if I was going to pick one again I'd go with the ergodox, also had a keyboardio but switching between types is kinda tricky and annoying

adregan 3y ago
Anecdotal, but ergodox flared up my RSI terribly. I think it might be the shear size of it and overstretching my pinkies with the shift keys pulling double duty with parenthesis. I’m now a happy user of the kinesis advantage (though the configuration software pales in comparison to the ergodox) and feel so much better.
- ryan-c 3y ago
  There's a number of options for replacing the control board on the kinesis advantage (or advantage2) with one that runs QMK, providing the same sort of configurability as the ergodox, and the advantage 360 pro runs on ZMK.
  - sleepybrett 3y ago
    I can suggest the following, I had three advantage 2s before picking up my 360pro. I modded all of the 2s with the following boards: * https://github.com/kinx-project/kint https://github.com/kinx-project/kint - Great board, requires usb of course. Programmable with QMK. * https://github.com/wizarddata/Blue-Wizard-Mod https://github.com/wizarddata/Blue-Wizard-Mod - Doesn't support QMK but does support ZMK but is bluetooth. Great board. I picked the kint up on some pcbway type service, the blue wizard I got off ebay.
    - sleepybrett 3y ago
      not ebay, etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/926272734/kinesis-advantage-bluetooth-controller?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details https://www.etsy.com/listing/926272734/kinesis-advantage-blu...
- dmm 3y ago
  I replaced the controller board in my Kinesis Advantage with a QMK-based KinT and I highly recommend it: https://github.com/kinx-project/kint https://github.com/kinx-project/kint
- sleepybrett 3y ago
  yeah all the *doxes suck. I've been on advantages for 20+ years at this point and haven't had any of the RSI that prompted the switch since. Currently daily on a 360pro. Might want to sell it or reswitch it for something a little lighter and maybe even something linear. Maybe a silent red or lf red.
- Symbiote 3y ago
  Do you type S with the left shift? I think all the ergonomic keyboards assume you use the opposite hand for the shift key.
washadjeffmad 3y ago
I bought and returned a Kinesis Advantage360 for a Realforce R3. The R3 isn't better, but if you don't possess the requisite mechanics for their ergonomics, there's no point in buying a Kinesis.

Not OP, but I use the kinesis advantage but if I was going to pick one again I'd go with the ergodox, also had a keyboardio but switching between types is kinda tricky and annoying

adregan 3y ago

Anecdotal, but ergodox flared up my RSI terribly. I think it might be the shear size of it and overstretching my pinkies with the shift keys pulling double duty with parenthesis. I’m now a happy user of the kinesis advantage (though the configuration software pales in comparison to the ergodox) and feel so much better.

ryan-c 3y ago
There's a number of options for replacing the control board on the kinesis advantage (or advantage2) with one that runs QMK, providing the same sort of configurability as the ergodox, and the advantage 360 pro runs on ZMK.
- sleepybrett 3y ago
  I can suggest the following, I had three advantage 2s before picking up my 360pro. I modded all of the 2s with the following boards: * https://github.com/kinx-project/kint https://github.com/kinx-project/kint - Great board, requires usb of course. Programmable with QMK. * https://github.com/wizarddata/Blue-Wizard-Mod https://github.com/wizarddata/Blue-Wizard-Mod - Doesn't support QMK but does support ZMK but is bluetooth. Great board. I picked the kint up on some pcbway type service, the blue wizard I got off ebay.
  - sleepybrett 3y ago
    not ebay, etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/926272734/kinesis-advantage-bluetooth-controller?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details https://www.etsy.com/listing/926272734/kinesis-advantage-blu...
dmm 3y ago
I replaced the controller board in my Kinesis Advantage with a QMK-based KinT and I highly recommend it: https://github.com/kinx-project/kint https://github.com/kinx-project/kint
sleepybrett 3y ago
yeah all the *doxes suck. I've been on advantages for 20+ years at this point and haven't had any of the RSI that prompted the switch since. Currently daily on a 360pro. Might want to sell it or reswitch it for something a little lighter and maybe even something linear. Maybe a silent red or lf red.
Symbiote 3y ago
Do you type S with the left shift? I think all the ergonomic keyboards assume you use the opposite hand for the shift key.

washadjeffmad 3y ago

I bought and returned a Kinesis Advantage360 for a Realforce R3. The R3 isn't better, but if you don't possess the requisite mechanics for their ergonomics, there's no point in buying a Kinesis.