KINESIS Advantage360 Linear Quiet

Saved my wrists. Once you get used to it, the strain on your wrists and forearms disappear. A bit pricy but worth it if you type a lot. Would be five stars but it bugs out sometimes, needing to be unplugged and replugged in (macros stop working)

Cant even explain how good this is. No more pain at all. It took away my arm and wrist pain. Combine this keyboard with the Logitech MX vertical mouth. AMAZING keyboard. Just get ready for a learning curve and you will need to learn blind typing to get the most out of this keyboard in regards to the ergonomic part of it. If you are willing to put in the work it is worth the investment.

5 stars for the actual keyboard. 3 stars for the SmartSet App (used to manage key layouts and macros). Overall 4 stars for the total package. The keyboard is fantastic and has pretty much eliminated the wrist pain I used to get from long coding sessions. The three tenting angles help to be able to dial in the most comfortable position (ranging from a flat palm to more of handshake position). I also appreciate being able to separate the pods, which helps maintain better posture because the chest/shoulders remain open. The build quality is solid. I work on macOS and have found the SmartSet app to be frustrating to navigate and buggy (e.g. pressing a key before dismissing an in app tool tip causes it to crash). Once you figure out the nuances of the software and how to work around some of these issues, it's fine. The app experience may be better on Windows. Overall, I really like the keyboard and I don't think I could back to a traditional setup.

Nice feel, moderately complex setup, a bit large for portability.

I’ve purchased tons of ergo keyboards and this is hands down the best. Can type pretty fast too but don’t think it will increase wpm. I’ve had it a few weeks now. I bought for work. Took a few typing test to ensure I could do my job as I press the keys with different rings due to the layout. Let’s get to the cons because they are very important - I wish the heigh would go up even further. It does get your arm closer to natural position in terms of twisting, but it’s still twisted . To me this thing could go up one more notch and I’m not a big guy. - have a few other computers at other places and when I remote in, some times it won’t let me type at all.. what’s the deal with that? That part truly is a pain. - truly designed for windows friendly computers. If it were Mac friendly,. The windows key would be closer in thumb range, would be great to be able to command v with just one hand instead of two. - Watch out with some of the keys, if you hit some of these special ones the keyboard goes wild and i don’t even know what’s happening. I got the pink press so it’s lightest possible. - no brain for the f and j keys so easy to lose place unless you like looking down. In the end, it’s worth it it seems. I got the hand pads too cuz this plastic my hand just slides. I think I’m about back up to my 90wpm. My fingers feel so much better pressing these buttons. It’s a mind boggle when you sometimes have to transition back to traditional keyboards. Also, learning to not hit the enter key is scary. It’s really close to the spacebar and if you forget It didn’t get 5 stars cuz it doesn’t go up one more level. I just tested where I’d like it to be and I believe it’s another inch and a half up ward from highest level. I can’t wait to see what Kinessis makes next.