I don't think it is safe to use a wrist rest. You'd be applying pressure there. Keep your wrists generally straight, with a little variation.
I'm using an old Microsoft keyboard. The new ones are not good, particularly the Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, because the keys aren't in straight rows. Mine has that split in the middle, but is otherwise a perfectly standard qwerty layout. I get a bit more comfort without having to relearn how to type and thus become incompatible with normal keyboards.
The older the Microsoft keyboard, the better it is. The original was very much a premium keyboard, with big aluminum plates inside it for rigidity. The slightly later ones with multimedia key are OK, at least if you get the traditional arrow keys. (what I have) On the more recent keyboards, the keys are all different sizes and misaligned.
The wrist rest is actually to keep your hands inline with your wrists. So you don't have them at an angle while type. I attribute a good deal of my pain being missing from the raised section of the keyboard under the spacebar and the gentle wrist pad.
I use the Unicomp Model M (macOS version). It's a great keyboard but having used a standard Dell at work every day, I soon realised that I don't enjoy it much more than a $30 Dell keyboard.
When, or maybe if, this Model M fails, I'll pick up a run of the mill $30 keyboard.
Interesting, it's the second mention of Unicomp Model M. I have been working on a $20 Dell Black KB216 keyboard for over a year but have not been enjoying it.
Funnily enough, that's the exact keyboard I am referencing when I talk about the one I use at work. The Model M is a far better keyboard but it just doesn't bother me that much.
For a year I had no complaints about the Dell keyboard.
In the beginning I thought it's decent. Now a new computer was set-up at the next desk with a brand-new keyboard of that kind. When I had to type something in on that new Dell keyboard of the same kind, the tactile feedback was much clearer. I am assuming it feels better since it is new and the rubber domes (needs verification) are not that used.
At my desk I am now getting annoyed of the worn out feeling. It's interesting how perception changes when you have a direct comparison.
Unicomp Model M. It's great because it comes close to the original IBM Model M, which was my favorite keyboard ever. (OK, well, except for the IBM 029 keypunch.) Buckling spring keys, loud, great tactile feedback.
Someone put it out in a "Free Stuff" box and I grabbed it. It's in pristine condition.
And that was a week after someone else put out some ancient computer science and programming books. Including a copy of Knuth vol. 1 in much better shape than my well-worn copy.
Currently a generic mechanical keyboard with the US ANSI layout, and got a Massdrop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard in the mail since my W and D keys sometimes double type
I use an Apple USB full-size keyboard from 2008. It is actually my favorite keyboard ever. After years of mostly using laptop keyboards I don't like full height keys anymore.
I use whatever keyboard comes with whatever computer I sit in front of. The obvious values are flexibility and minimalism: I don't depend on a specific piece of hardware that I would have to carry around.
That's a great attitude. However I need to change out the keyboard for my home office. It is an almost full-size keyboard, with "almost" causing me the most trouble.
The navigation keys are creatively rearranged and I keep missing the right keys.
This is a picture of the layout:
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The biggest benefit is the comfort level of a split keyboard with tent/tilt. I've used some Kinesis keyboards and a Mistel Barocco and those are fine, just get a split keyboard with tent/tilt.
The ortholinear layout took some getting used to, but now I very much prefer it. However, everything else about it I liked right away: split, ergonomic, mechanical, easily programmable, controls the mouse, dual-function keys, etc. And I've gotten used to the ortholinear and very much prefer it.
The 2 complaints I have are the thumb clusters are not ideal for me (it's difficult to reach the 4 small keys), and the tilt kit doesn't tent/tilt enough for me, and it's difficult to keep it in the right configuration.
Nice, the configurability is pretty unique. I like the the flexible adjustment of the split keyboard and programmability of the keys, but I wonder if I could get used to the key layout on the two splits.
If I were to be encountered in a Pokemon game, I'd probably be referred to as 'Model M Maniac Multicomp wants to battle'.
I use an IBM Model M at home on my main PC (my first model m), which was a gift from the energy, animation, and electronics office at my former workplace. It was sitting for years on a desk next to it's replacement PC (and nasty rubberdome kb) until I chanced across it.
In the computer lab, I have a Unicomp Model M Classic.
At work I have a Unicomp ultra classic.
At my moonlighting workplace, I have the knarly layout Unicomp PC 122 keyboard.
And finally for travel, I have an IBM model M I snagged for 20 bucks in Craigslist.
Do I have enough keyboards? No. I want to get one of the unicomp trackball keyboards so I will have a buckling spring keyboard with a built in trackball mouse.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 79.9 ms ] threadI'm using an old Microsoft keyboard. The new ones are not good, particularly the Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, because the keys aren't in straight rows. Mine has that split in the middle, but is otherwise a perfectly standard qwerty layout. I get a bit more comfort without having to relearn how to type and thus become incompatible with normal keyboards.
The older the Microsoft keyboard, the better it is. The original was very much a premium keyboard, with big aluminum plates inside it for rigidity. The slightly later ones with multimedia key are OK, at least if you get the traditional arrow keys. (what I have) On the more recent keyboards, the keys are all different sizes and misaligned.
When, or maybe if, this Model M fails, I'll pick up a run of the mill $30 keyboard.
In the beginning I thought it's decent. Now a new computer was set-up at the next desk with a brand-new keyboard of that kind. When I had to type something in on that new Dell keyboard of the same kind, the tactile feedback was much clearer. I am assuming it feels better since it is new and the rubber domes (needs verification) are not that used.
At my desk I am now getting annoyed of the worn out feeling. It's interesting how perception changes when you have a direct comparison.
Someone put it out in a "Free Stuff" box and I grabbed it. It's in pristine condition.
And that was a week after someone else put out some ancient computer science and programming books. Including a copy of Knuth vol. 1 in much better shape than my well-worn copy.
In Berkeley I have seen a lot of valuable stuff in the streets after each semester.
The biggest benefit is the comfort level of a split keyboard with tent/tilt. I've used some Kinesis keyboards and a Mistel Barocco and those are fine, just get a split keyboard with tent/tilt.
The ortholinear layout took some getting used to, but now I very much prefer it. However, everything else about it I liked right away: split, ergonomic, mechanical, easily programmable, controls the mouse, dual-function keys, etc. And I've gotten used to the ortholinear and very much prefer it.
The 2 complaints I have are the thumb clusters are not ideal for me (it's difficult to reach the 4 small keys), and the tilt kit doesn't tent/tilt enough for me, and it's difficult to keep it in the right configuration.
I use an IBM Model M at home on my main PC (my first model m), which was a gift from the energy, animation, and electronics office at my former workplace. It was sitting for years on a desk next to it's replacement PC (and nasty rubberdome kb) until I chanced across it.
In the computer lab, I have a Unicomp Model M Classic.
At work I have a Unicomp ultra classic.
At my moonlighting workplace, I have the knarly layout Unicomp PC 122 keyboard.
And finally for travel, I have an IBM model M I snagged for 20 bucks in Craigslist.
Do I have enough keyboards? No. I want to get one of the unicomp trackball keyboards so I will have a buckling spring keyboard with a built in trackball mouse.
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