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For those of us who work on a laptop all day, who don't want a separate keyboard for it, but could buy a new laptop based on it having a great keyboard: Any suggestions for a laptop with a great keyboard? Specifically any non-Apple laptop?
This sounds pretty neat; a handful of modest little adjustments that could prevent a lot of headaches. Being able to instantly take Colemak with me to any computer would be amazing (although carrying a keyboard around everywhere I use a computer sounds iffy). Now I've said some positive things, so I'm going to nitpick. This is HN, after all. The first thing that stands out to me is that it doesn't seem like a lot of…
Regarding ergonomics, I've been using a Kinesis Advantage for the last couple years ( http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/kinesis-advantage/ ), and I would find it hard to return to a standard keyboard all the time. The Advantage is absurdly expensive relative to other keyboards but for someone who spends a lot of time—too much, probably—typing, it's worth it.
This sounds pretty neat; a handful of modest little adjustments that could prevent a lot of headaches. Being able to instantly take Colemak with me to any computer would be amazing (although carrying a keyboard around everywhere I use a computer sounds iffy). Now I've said some positive things, so I'm going to nitpick. This is HN, after all. The first thing that stands out to me is that it doesn't seem like a lot of…
Regarding ergonomics, I've been using a Kinesis Advantage for the last couple years ( http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/kinesis-advantage/ ), and I would find it hard to return to a standard keyboard all the time. The Advantage is absurdly expensive relative to other keyboards but for someone who spends a lot of time—too much, probably—typing, it's worth it.
This layout still feels inferior next to my http://trulyergonomic.com/ keyboard. I was really skeptical at first, especially with the price tag - but I'd never go back now.
I'd be all over that if it had some kind of integrated mouse pointer. I loathe moving my entire hand around to mouse. So I stay with the Lenovo Travel Ultranav.
Have you tried using their latest keyboards which drop the touchpad and come with the new style keys?
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPo...
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPo...
Why nowadays keyboards usually don't have L-shaped Enters? I can't imagine productively working without it...
For those of us who work on a laptop all day, who don't want a separate keyboard for it, but could buy a new laptop based on it having a great keyboard: Any suggestions for a laptop with a great keyboard? Specifically any non-Apple laptop?
The Thinkpad keyboards are so great that I bought an external one for work computer. The mouse nub (or whatever it's called) is great, too, although I have a nice Logitech mouse for things like photoshop.
For those of us who work on a laptop all day, who don't want a separate keyboard for it, but could buy a new laptop based on it having a great keyboard: Any suggestions for a laptop with a great keyboard? Specifically any non-Apple laptop?
The Thinkpad keyboards are so great that I bought an external one for work computer. The mouse nub (or whatever it's called) is great, too, although I have a nice Logitech mouse for things like photoshop.
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I'd be all over that if it had some kind of integrated mouse pointer. I loathe moving my entire hand around to mouse. So I stay with the Lenovo Travel Ultranav.
Isn't that keyboard no longer in production? Have you tried using their latest keyboards which drop the touchpad and come with the new style keys? http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPo... http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPo...
I have a 2013 Thinkpad so I know about the new keys and I don't mind them at all. And I really like that they've gotten rid of the trackpad completely on the new models since I hate trackpads even more than a separate mouse.
But I do rest my palms on the area beside the trackpad. Looking at the new models that area seems like it might be a bit short. I'm not sure where my wrists would rest there and I fear they may be in some in between zone not completely on the keyboard and not completely off of it. That would probably be annoying. Hopefully that's not the case. I'm tempted to order one of these just to find out whether I find them okay or not. If I don't, I'll have to scour the internet for older models and buy a few. Thanks for the heads-up :)