[AusNOG] Keyboards...

[Klaus Boehme]

Yes on the Sculpt as well.  I have been using 'ergonomic' keyboards for 
as long as they have been around.  It is difficult to move back to a 
standard one after that.

I really (really) like the small footprint of the Sculpt and the 
separate NumPad (very handy).  If you're used to working on a laptop you 
won't have issue with the chiclet keys.

I don't like that it's wireless only and that the Del/Ins key positions 
are swapped - nothing that AHK or a key mapper can't fix though.

Klaus


On 4/09/2015 1:23 PM, Luke Notley wrote:
> +1 for Sculpt keyboard and mouse, I changed about 2 years ago from wrist pain and has been awesome since.
>
> Cheers..Luke
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Ruben Schade
> Sent: Friday, 4 September 2015 11:20 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Keyboards...
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> Putting in a good word for split keyboards.
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> I've used an IBM Model M clone (Unicomp), a Cherry MX Brown and a MX Blue. All feel fantastic, and prevent you bottoming out with each keypress which reduces finger fatigue.
>
> As I approach my 30s though (gulp), I'd started feeling pain in my wrists. I swapped out for a new Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic, and haven't looked back:
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> https://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/sculpt-ergonomic-desktop
>
> As that character retorted to Ray in Blues Brothers, there's less action in this keyboard compared to the aforementioned ones.
>
> That said, the keys are still a *vast* improvement from the plastic mush of their previous split keyboards. They feel like laptop scissor keys, but with more depth and stability.
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> Cheers,
>
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