Truly Ergonomic keyboard available for preorder

http://www.trulyergonomic.com/preorder_us.html

by vl • 16 years ago

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vl2• 16 years ago

Looks really interesting, but it seems it's not Mac-compatible.

w1ntermute3• 16 years ago

Take 5 seconds to actually read the page:

> Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible

blehn2• 16 years ago

It might work with Mac, but it looks like you'd have to sacrifice a modifier key.

vl2• 16 years ago

Yep, please tell me how to work on Mac without command key.

StavrosK2• 16 years ago

Any keyboard is truly ergonomic as long as you rest your elbows on the desk...

gregwebs• 16 years ago

most desks are really too high to rest your elbows on- it tends to bring the shoulders up and forward instead of being able to keep them rolled back. Under the desk is often preferable.

StavrosK2• 16 years ago

I contend that this doesn't matter, as long as all the arm muscles are relaxed. I type lying back in my chair, with the shoulders almost at keyboard height, and I've found it very comfortable...

wlievens• 16 years ago

I'm 1m94, most desks are too low for me :-)

GiraffeNecktie• 16 years ago

Resting the elbows only helps certain parts of the body. For example, if you're still breaking the straight line from your hands to forearms, it's not ergonomic.

PatHyatt• 16 years ago

I really like it. I just wish it was available for cheaper. To drop $200 and possibly not like it would suck. But bravo for an ergonomic keyboard without the number pad. If I come into some extra dough I may just go for it.

Also a big + for the blank versions.

keefe• 16 years ago

My worry on these is that my hands are much larger than average so it may be extremely annoying to adjust to, but I feel like ergonomics in general is worth optimizing for...

zacharypinter• 16 years ago

Odd that the backspace key still has to be used by the pinkie finger. I'll be sticking with my Kinesis Advantage for now.

rtra• 16 years ago

There's a video on youtube of someone typing on a Kinesis Advantage, where one can see a lot of wrist adduction to reach the tab key. The Maltron keyboard might be a better option for heavy tab-key users.

Mike_V• 16 years ago

The website states that you can reprogram any key you wish, even having the Backspace instead of the left spacebar.

http://www.trulyergonomic.com/benefits.html#Programmability http://www.trulyergonomic.com/options.html#Model-109

alec• 16 years ago

I have a Kinesis keyboard and used a Microsoft Natural before that. If I were looking for a replacement keyboard, I would base most of my evaluation on three things:

- Does it separate out the hands? This one does to some extent, but it looks like less than the Microsoft or Kinesis.

- How many keys do you need to press with your pinky? What I like most about the Kinesis is that it moves many keys traditionally pressed with the pinky finger - control, alt, enter, backspace, delete - to under the thumbs. It's much easier to hold the modifiers down with your thumb because the muscle is so much bigger, and it's nicer to hit enter/backspace because you don't have to stretch your finger.

- Does it have mechanical key switches instead of the plastic bubbles? I don't know how good this one's are, but it's noticeably less work to press the switches and requires a constant/predictable amount of force on the Kinesis compared to the Microsoft and others. This really adds up over a day of typing.

klodolph• 16 years ago

You can see from the page that it has Cherry switches. My current keyboard uses Cherry switches, and I found it to be a vast improvement over previous keyboards (I like it a fair bit more than the IBM Model M, for example).

sshumaker• 16 years ago

From the website: It uses Cherry mechanical key switches, with full N-key rollover. And you can choose the responsive curve you want.

rewind• 16 years ago

I look at where the slash and backslash keys are (along with the pipe and question mark), and I realize I would smash this thing to bits within about two minutes of using it.

hogu• 16 years ago

as an emacs user, I don't like the ctrl alt placement. the kinesis looks to do a good job at that (i haven't bought one yet but i want to)

jrockway3• 16 years ago

Well, just swap Ctrl and Shift and it's back to normal. It's that Tab key up in the middle of nowhere that's a real problem. This keyboard must be aimed at book authors rather than code authors.

jrockway3• 16 years ago

Sigh, Cherry keyswitches. I've tried them all and am just not a fan.

I wish I could get a Topre-based ergonomic keyboard without going to Japan. (Yes, I'll pay the $700.)

mst• 16 years ago

So bribe somebody going to YAPC::Asia (or other japan-hosted conference)

jrockway3• 16 years ago

What if I like it and want a second for work? :)

Truly Ergonomic keyboard available for preorder

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