I'm thinking about getting one of these: https://secure.trulyergonomic.com/
Has anyone tried it?
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#22It's depressing that only one in five of these keyboards is ergonomic. If you're a developer today and you are planning on typing on a keyboard for at least the next ten years, picking any other keyboard than an ergonomic one is a guaranteed path toward painful and permanent pains in your wrists and forearms. Switch to an ergonomic keyboard today, you'll be glad you did.
They're amazing. I have a normal keyboard at home (gaming..) but I make sure to have one at work. It takes about a week of feeling very awkward but after that it all clicks.
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#23Nothing beats the old IBM Model M with its buckling spring mechanism! I wish there was a modern alternative at a reasonable price and with a USB connection (especially in Europe where it seems harder to find niche keyboard products for some reason, or perhaps I just didn't discover it yet)
Unicomps are pretty much clones of the Model M. They're available for 80 USD. I'm not sure how much shipping to Europe is, unfortunately. http://pckeyboard.com/page/category/UKBD
Thanks for the tip. Had a quick look on the site and can't find out how much the shipping costs, plus I'd probably have to pay taxes on top (which is always a mystery, but might add quite a big chunk to the price)...
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#24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hacking_Keyboard
That list is a joke btw.
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#25I've got a Logitech K800 and an IBM Model M. I prefer the IBM Model M, but the K800 is the only thin, wireless, backlit keyboard that I've found that's still pleasant to type on after getting used to an IBM.
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#26What a lame article... I don't know why I expected more from Lifehacker.
Anyone who does a lot of typing at work is not going to like Apple keyboards. Those things ruin your fingers because the keys have no give. It is kind of similar to what running on concrete will do to your knees.
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#27I would really like to get that Das Keyboard Ultimate edition, any one have any comments on either that model or their keyboards in general?
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#28Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless with MX Brown switches for me.
Besides the advantages of the mechanical switches (the Browns are also not that loud as others) I really dig the compact size. The only time I ever used the numpad was when I had to work on spreadsheets. Thankfully I was able to graduate from that.
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#29What a lame article... I don't know why I expected more from Lifehacker. Anyone who does a lot of typing at work is not going to like Apple keyboards. Those things ruin your fingers because the keys have no give. It is kind of similar to what running on concrete will do to your knees.
Yes, it's pretty poor and not Lifehacker's best effort. There shouldn't be any cheap foam membrane peripherals on this list.
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#30My ideal keyboard would be a DasKeyboard Model S with the layout of Microsoft's Natural Ergonomic Desktop keyboard. I am befuddled as to why neither DasKeyboard or EliteKeyboards make an ergonomic model.
I know the Model M came in a split model, but they are extremely expensive (when they can be found).