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You have a million or so replies saying yes. I'll say no, not necessarily. I have grievous RSI issues. They mostly evaporated by going to chicklet boards. Your
by RogerL 12y ago
You have a million or so replies saying yes. I'll say no, not necessarily.
I have grievous RSI issues. They mostly evaporated by going to chicklet boards. Your fingers go through a very minor range of motion with them. Notice how some of the replies caution you to not press the keys the whole way? Same thing.
Now any kind of full key keyboard feels sludgey and requiring of an inordinate amount of work.
I am less accurate (and thus less fast) on a chicklet board because of the reduced tactile feedback of where I am on the keys, but it is so worth it to be able to type all day and not be crippled at the end of it. I'm a very good touch typist and don't 'enjoy' the chicklet experience, but it really makes a huge difference in the ergonomics. YMMV.
- 0942v8653 12y agoI don't have anything close to RSI, but with hand pain a chicklet keyboard was quite painful for me because of the small range of motion. Maybe I just type too heavy, but the mechanical keyboard I'm typing this on right now feels much better.