Using the Kinesis Ergo Advantage2 Keyboard

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  • Опубліковано 11 лют 2025
  • I'm not into long keyboard reviews. In fact, as a touch-typist, what I care about most is what the keyboard looks like, feels like and sounds like to type on. So the video is just about letting you see/hear its responsiveness.
    I've been using the Kinesis Ergo Advantage keyboards on and off over the past 2+ decades, ever since I was first diagnosed with repetitive strain injury (RSI). Arguably I should use the keyboards all the time, but their bulk on the desk usually creates challenges for me; unlike a conventional keyboard, it's a bit harder to move a Kinesis keyboard out of the way if you want to pull a notepad onto your desk to do some writing, and I regularly do that.
    But, that being said, here's the thing about the Kinesis Ergo Advantage: it's literally saved my career, a dozen times or more, over the last twenty years. There have been times when my RSI has become so bad that I can't grip a pen, and can barely lift anything heavier than an empty cup. Each time it's been a switch for a few months back to the Kinesis Ergo that's saved me.
    This keyboard is a pure dream for people with RSI. The keys are arranged into two, half-bowl shapes. One of the primary challenges with typing is that you have your hands flat but end up raising your fingers to type - anything above the middle row is effectively a straining finger position. The Ergo solves that by making sure that all your primary key-presses go down.
    A few years ago, Kinesis updated the keyboard to include Brown Cherry MX keys. This results in a much nicer typing experience than their previous conventional keys.
    It's not a cheap keyboard by any stretch of the imagination. It's also not a gamer's keyboard by any stretch of the imagination. It is, however, the keyboard you turn to when you need to keep typing but have severe RSI.

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