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The key sizes on the Air are identical to the Thinkpad, so I don't see how the ergonomics would be different. Your hand position on the Air would be identical
by veemjeem 14y ago
The key sizes on the Air are identical to the Thinkpad, so I don't see how the ergonomics would be different. Your hand position on the Air would be identical to the Thinkpad. I don't think there are any laptops out there that would have an improved keyboard for the purposes of ergonomics.
- ajross 14y agoYou don't think the key action matters? Try typing on some different keyboards. The Air (and my Vaio) have very short-action compression strokes and very little tactile or aural feedback. You have to press harder to get them to register than for a longer-stroke keyboard, and yet your brain gets less feedback that you've succeeded. Basically, spend some long days typing on a bunch of different laptops. Obviously everyone is different and taste matters, but unless you're a 2-finger hunt-and-pecker, I all but guarantee that you'll find you like some keyboards much more than others.
- philwelch 14y agoAnd I've found that the low-profile Apple keyboards are the very best. I simply cannot stand long-action keyboards. An Apple keyboard feels like I'm walking on water. Long-action keyboards feel like I'm wading through mud.
- veemjeem 14y agoI don't think key action matters much to ergonomics. It doesn't change the positions of your hands or fingers. It's like comparing the health benefits of orange juice more pulp vs less pulp.
- jfb 14y agoThe (real) differences in key action are dwarfed for me by the layout of a laptop keyboard and the terrible ergonomics of the mouse-analog.