When this CD-Rom is combined with Comfy Easy PC Interactive Learning Keyboard, your child would be introduced to a whole new universe by presenting different cultures and eras of the past and future through interesting stories, games, art and musical acti.

With COMFY EASY PC, parents can use their computer to create a dynamic learning environment for kids as young as 1 year without the risk of deleted files, ruined keyboards, and messed-up mice. The keyboard-type contraption plugs into your computer via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection, operating separately from the standard keyboard and mouse with its own software, titled 'First Steps. ' Once parents launch the software, the Comfy keyboard takes over. Toddlers prompt animations, songs, and rhymes on the screen by tapping keys on the Comfy keyboard. The 20 keys aren't letters of the alphabet; rather, they are animal friends, colors, musical instruments, a cloud, the moon, and the sun.

There is also an interactive spinning roll bar and a telephone receiver. Touching any key will cause a change on the screen: If a toddler touches the piano key, an animated piano plays music. Exiting the game requires parental help by hitting the 'Escape ' key on the standard keyboard. Comfy Easy PC is a fabulous way to introduce toddlers to the concept of cause and effect.

It provides an insulated computer environment filled with cute characters and bold graphics in which kids can learn motor, sensory, language, and thinking skills as they play. The software includes three levels of difficulty that roughly correspond to the ages of 1 to 3 years. With many of the activities, if kids repeatedly hit a key, the program rewards them with different animations. The software can be played in 17 different languages. Parents can add to the system by purchasing additional software, including 'Home Hunt,' 'Let's Imagine,' and 'New Friends' (each title sells for $20). Our toddler testers love this keyboard and ask to play with it every day.

After testing 13 ergonomic keyboards over the past three years, we’ve found that the is still the most comfortable ergonomic keyboard for most people. It is the only one to meet all of our ergonomic criteria, which include the presence of a separate number pad, a palm rest that supports your hands in a comfortable position, and support for both negative tilt and vertical “tenting.” The Sculpt Ergo’s manta-ray-like design puts your hands in the most natural and comfortable position for long bouts of typing, and it’s also a solid wireless keyboard with keys that are crisp and satisfying to press. Last updated: March 30, 2017 We tested two new keyboards—the and the —but neither model bested our picks.

We’ve added both to the section. The Microsoft Sculpt Ergo is still the best ergonomic keyboard for most people.

• • • • • There’s no conclusive evidence that ergonomic keyboards can prevent injury, and if you experience serious pain or have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome or any repetitive-stress injury (RSI), see your doctor before purchasing a new keyboard as a form of treatment. For everyone else, however, ergonomic keyboards can be more comfortable than traditional keyboards if you’re typing all day long. The keeps your wrists and arms in a relaxed, neutral position, thanks to its negative-slope attachment, large wrist pad, and partially split, curved design. If you’re concerned about ergonomics and strain on your wrists, these are far more important features than backlit keys or dedicated shortcut keys. In addition to being a comfortable keyboard to type on for hours at a time, our pick wirelessly connects to Windows and macOS, boasts a sleek and low-profile design, and uses chiclet keys that will be familiar to anyone who’s used a recent laptop.

If you spend hours typing each day and want to improve your comfort, the Sculpt Ergo is a solid and affordable investment, costing less than half the price of other great ergonomic keyboards. It doesn’t have a standard Mac key layout, though; if you need one, check out our other picks. (Microsoft sells two versions of the Sculpt Ergo, and. We’ve tested—and —that particular mouse, so we advise grabbing the version without it if possible. If that’s all you can find, though, we recommend the bundle over the competition.). If you need a more-adjustable keyboard or prefer mechanical keys to the softer membrane keys of most keyboards, the is our upgrade pick.

The Ergo Pro is a fully-split keyboard, which means you can space the left and right halves of the keyboard as close together or far apart as you’d like to to reduce shoulder strain and neck tension. You can also angle each half of the keyboard horizontally (what’s called ‘tented’) or vertically (called a negative tilt) using the fold-out feet on the bottom of the keyboard.

But unlike the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, you cannot have both directions adjusted at the same time. You may also find that it takes a bit of time—at least a few days, if not weeks—to get used to typing on a keyboard that’s basically cut in half.

You can get the Matias Ergo Pro in a Mac or Windows key layout, and each is available in both a regular and a low force version; the latter has keys that are easier to press. Both versions have quiet mechanical keys with the best tactile feedback of the keyboards we tested. In exchange, however, you’ll have to deal with wires and the Ergo Pro’s thicker profile. I’ve been reviewing tech hardware and software for almost a dozen years, and I’ve researched and written several articles about workspace ergonomics and health for sites such as Lifehacker.

As someone who has already started having wrist, forearm, and shoulder pain—thanks to banging away at my keyboard for hours on end (it’s a job hazard), I also have a vested interest in finding the most comfortable keyboard for keeping that pain at bay. We interviewed experts in ergonomics and keyboard design to learn what to look for in an ergonomic keyboard. David Rempel, director of, and professor Alan Hedge, director of Cornell University’s, have extensively researched workplace ergonomics. Their decades of research have helped inform the ergonomic design of workstations, keyboards, mice, and more. Who this is for. Standard keyboards force you to hold your wrists and arms at stressful angles, which can cause discomfort or pain over time.

If you do a lot of typing and you’re concerned about your posture or hand, arm, or shoulder pain, an ergonomic keyboard can help you position your body more properly. David Rempel says that if you use a keyboard more than 10 hours a week and already experience this discomfort or pain, you should consider an ergonomic keyboard. Like buying or, an ergonomic keyboard is an investment in yourself. That said, computer users who don’t type that much or don’t have any discomfort while typing probably don’t need one of these. There’s no clear evidence that ergonomic keyboards can prevent carpal tunnel syndrome or other kinds of repetitive stress injuries, although these alternative keyboards can help reduce the strain on your body.

Also, keyboards, like a computer mouse or your favorite pair of sneakers, are a very personal choice. If you have a keyboard you love and you don’t have any pain or discomfort, you don’t need to upgrade. If you’ve been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome or any RSI, you should consult an ergonomics expert or your doctor for advice specific to you. This guide is about the most comfortable ergonomic keyboard for most people, but if you have pain, numbness, or other serious symptoms, you’ll likely need medical treatment tailored to your needs. If you’re a touch typist like me who crosses over (i.e., you type the Y key with your left hand and the B key with your right), it might take some time to adjust to a split keyboard—you’ll need to relearn how to press the keys near the middle with the appropriate hand. (To be fair, there’s a learning curve whenever you get a new keyboard of any type, much like switching from a car you’re used to driving to another.) But if you have wrist pain, adjusting your typing technique is a minor hindrance if it might bring some relief. A primer on good keyboard ergonomics.

The first step toward understanding what makes a good ergonomic keyboard is knowing how repetitive use can injure our wrists, arms, shoulders, back, and neck. Posture at the keyboard and the keyboard’s design are both critical factors.

Standard keyboards cause our wrists to bend because they force us to pull our hands closer together. “When you put your hands on [a regular] keyboard, your wrist is often bent so that the little finger is really bending away from the wrist, since your arms are coming in from the sides,” explains Hedge. “That’s called. That results in compression on the ulnar nerve, and also it can cause compression of some of the tendons used to flex the fingers.” The rationale for most ergo keyboards, Cornell’s Alan Hedge says, is to split the keyboard layout and angle it so that our hands can be straight on the keys. As Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group points out,.

Some people will prefer low tenting angles, while others who rotate their wrists more will feel more comfortable with higher angles. Either way, there’s evidence that a split keyboard’s tented angle helps prevent that ulnar deviation. For wrist and forearm pain, the vertical angle of our wrists when typing is even more important than horizontal tenting. Take a look at how you hold your hands at the keyboard. Do your palms tilt upward or downward from your wrists, or are they in a straight line with your forearm? This neutral tilt for your wrists is a good start, but, ideally, your lower arm should be slanted downward, with your elbows higher than your wrists. Most keyboards don’t lie flat, though—much less angle downward from front to back—so you might be flexing your wrists 10 degrees or more upward just so your fingers can reach over the edge of the keyboard.

This palms-up position, called, is a major cause of strain. The little feet that most keyboards have in the back, which raise the back edge of the keyboard upward like an old typewriter?

Don’t use those. “Repeated extremes of wrist extension can put excessive pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel of the wrist, and this impairs nerve function and eventually results in injury,”. That same study noted that a keyboard with negative tilt (angled downward, away from the user) protected the carpal tunnel from critical pressure far more than regular keyboards. This is why we focused on ergonomic keyboards with a negative tilt option or attachment. In lieu of a negative tilt, however, you can adjust any keyboard’s tilt with an adjustable keyboard tray or, if you use a standing desk, an ergonomic keyboard stand. You’ll also want to make sure that the keyboard is at the correct height in relation to your elbows and arms.

Ideally, use a keyboard with a negative tilt or a keyboard tray to keep your forearms sloped slightly downward. If you can’t, keep your forearms parallel to the floor.

Image: How you hold the rest of your body as you type matters, too. At a traditional desk, Rempel says that your shoulders should be relaxed, your upper arms close to your torso, and your forearms level with the floor. (But if you can use a keyboard or tray with a negative tilt, that’s even better.) This position will help you keep your shoulders from hunching forward and also reduce strain on your arms and upper back.

The placement of keys on conventional keyboards tends to encourage the opposite, causing your hands to angle in and your elbows to push out from your sides. This leads to hunched shoulders and upper back strain. With split keyboards, though, you can hold your upper arms at the most comfortable position: by your sides. Similarly, a keyboard with a built-in number pad forces right-handed mouse users to extend their arm quite a ways to use the mouse; one without a number pad lets you keep your right arm closer to your side. Also, you know those wrist pads built into some keyboards or available as an accessory?.

Ergonomic keyboards have large palm rests to support the meaty part of your palm under your thumb and pinky and to keep you from extending your hands when typing. Rempel says the area from your wrist to about three inches below your elbow shouldn’t have any contact with the desk or keyboard edge, but you can rest your palm or the meaty part of your forearm on something for support. (Bonus tip: Don’t rest your funny-bone area on your chair’s arm supports. It puts too much pressure on your nerves!) The Sculpt Ergo’s large, comfortable palmrest and curved design makes it easier to keep your hands flat and relaxed. The keys themselves also impact keyboard comfort and ergonomics. The shape and size of the keys, how much force you need to press a key before it registers (called the actuation point), and how much feedback (tactile and auditory) you get from the key all affect how comfortable your hands will be after a long day of typing. Key feel will also influence how effectively you’ll type.

Some people prefer the shallower chiclet-style keys found in laptop keyboards, while others prefer full-depth keys. Rempel told us that the “the feel of a click when pressed and consistent force across all keys” is even more important for ergonomics than the height of each key. We want “relatively light-touch keys with an actuation force between 45 and 60 grams” according to Rempel. “The haptic feedback and consistent force are indicators of good quality. Typically a good feel is a key with some click about halfway through the stroke.” Our keyboard picks all use different key styles and switches, so you can choose according to your preference. Otherwise, all ergonomic keyboards attempt to address the issues above—wrist angle and arm position—by allowing you to tilt the keyboard downward and/or sideways and maintaining a low, compact profile.

How we picked and tested. For this update, we retested our top picks and brought in three additional keyboards based on new advice and research from ergonomics experts. Based on advice from Rempel and Hedge, the most important features we looked for in an ergonomic keyboard were a split design (whether a fixed split or complete split); a low profile; clicky, responsive keys; a negative tilt; and no built-in numeric keypad, so you can have the mouse closer to you. Few companies make ergonomic keyboards these days.

We researched 25 models advertised as being ergonomic and dismissed 10 without traditional keyboard layouts like the vertical. Microsoft’s, for example, while well-loved, is 13 years old and has a dealbreaking number pad that forces a right-handed mouse user too far to the right to reach the mouse. Back in 2014, Wes Fenlon and Tested’s Will Smith and Norman Chan tried out nine keyboards for us and declared the the best for most people and the the upgrade pick. In 2016 we retested those two top picks against the Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue and the Matias Ergo Pro, and in 2017 we tested two more contenders. I used each keyboard for at least four days of writing, emailing, and web browsing.

(Trust me; I did a lot of typing!) For each keyboard, we considered some specific criteria: • Does the keyboard’s design uphold, putting our wrists and arms at the correct positions and angles? • Does the size make the keyboard and its wrist rest comfortable? • How difficult is it to adjust to the ergonomic design from a standard (flat, one-piece) keyboard design? • How well did I type after a two-day adjustment period? • How do the keys feel? Are the keys squishy, or satisfyingly firm and clicky? Is the force needed to activate the keys—especially the space bar—consistent and comfortable?

I switched to a different keyboard halfway through each day, so that each keyboard got equal time both in the mornings, when I was less likely to have typing fatigue, and in the evenings, when achiness was most noticeable. I also logged the level of discomfort I felt after constant typing with each keyboard, much like (for reference: I’m usually around 3 or 4 most days). Comfort is subjective and everyone has different postures and varying hand sizes, so I combined my testing with the opinions of five panel members to find out how much strain the keyboards placed on their bodies, how efficiently they were able to type, and how the keys felt compared to those of their current keyboards. Pull Quote The Microsoft Sculpt Ergo is the only keyboard we tested that offers tenting (rotating the wrists properly to avoid ulnar deviation), a negative tilt, and a supportive palm rest.

The Sculpt Ergo also includes low-profile, clicky keys, along with a number pad that’s separate from the main keyboard, allowing it to meet all of our ergonomic criteria at less than half the price of our other main contenders. As such, it’s a great keyboard for those on a budget or people who are on the fence about getting an ergonomic keyboard. The Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard offers both tenting and a negative tilt. In my testing, the large, curved palmrest was comfortable to rest my hands on, and because the keys are shallow and laptop-style, I didn’t have to bend my wrists upward while resting my fingers on the home row keys or typing. My shoulders also felt more relaxed during the day compared to using my previous mechanical keyboard because of the way the keyboard forces you to place your hands a bit farther apart. One of our panel testers, a programmer who logs a ton of hours each day at the keyboard, said he loved the keyboard’s angles and immediately felt relief positioning his hands on the keyboard—moreso even than with the completely split keyboards. Another tester said he felt the keyboard opened his upper body up a bit and he preferred it to his standard work keyboard.

The Sculpt Ergo has clicky, chiclet-style keys. The keys are full-size, well-spaced chiclet keys, except for the top function row (which we’ll cover in the next section). Key presses are crisp, but they seem less stiff than those on similar keyboards that use scissor switches, such as Apple’s wireless keyboard. (I couldn’t find a measure of the actuation force needed for the Sculpt Ergo, but Apple’s keyboards are, so I’d estimate the Sculpt Ergo’s as less than 60 g.) The keys have a bit more travel and take less force to depress than the keys on the current MacBook Pro.

The keys strike a nice balance between being easy to press and being responsively springy—they’re as satisfying to type on as the keys on any good chiclet-style laptop keyboard. The Sculpt Ergo is also easier to adjust to than many other ergonomic keyboards because the partial split between the left and right sections is only one half-inch to one inch wide, and the layout is otherwise the same as on a traditional keyboard—many other ergo models are fully split or use alternative layouts.

The fully split and adjustable keyboards we tested—the Matias Ergo Pro and Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue—took me longer to adapt to and regain my full typing speed on. At the end of full days of typing on the Sculpt Ergo, I felt very little, if any, increase in fatigue or achiness in my hands or elbows compared to using my regular keyboard. The Sculpt Ergo hasn’t fixed my typing-related soreness (it could take weeks or even months to see a big difference, Rempel tells me), but this is a comfortable keyboard to type on for multiple ten-plus-hour days in a row. The Microsoft Sculpt Ergo is our top pick for most people because it meets all our criteria, and most people who don’t already have consistent keyboard-related pain will likely find it more comfortable to use for hours on end compared to a traditional keyboard. But if you have consistent aches while typing, you need more customization, or the Sculpt Ergo doesn’t fit your body’s ergonomic needs, may be better for you.

Flaws but not dealbreakers. The Microsoft Sculpt Ergo is a one-size-fits-all keyboard. You cannot adjust the angle of the negative tilt, nor the angle of the tenting, nor the distance of the split between the left and right sections. This makes the keyboard easier to set up and use for most people, but the fixed measurements also mean that the keyboard won’t help everyone. If you have broad shoulders or shoulder pain or tend to rotate your wrists more, a fully split, adjustable keyboard will be better for you. The biggest typing issue with the Sculpt Ergo is that it’s pretty easy to bottom out the keys if you’re a heavy typist like I am.

The keys don’t have a lot of travel distance or resistance, and there’s no tactile bump or audible click to let you know the keystroke has registered so you don’t have to press the key all the way down. This can cause more fatigue in your fingers than mechanical keys that register a click and a bump halfway through a key press. Still, if you’re used to laptop keyboards—as most of us now are—this won’t be as much of an issue for you. The keyboard’s layout and key sizes might also be an issue for some. The Delete key, for example, is to the right of the Backspace key, so I found myself often mistakenly hitting delete instead of backspace. The function keys, along with the Escape key and a few hotkeys, are not only miserably small, they’re hard to press, more like buttons than keyboard keys. And for some reason, Microsoft decided to make Function a switch instead of a key, so you have to toggle it to the left or right to use any functions.

If you use that top row or the function keys often, expect to work a little slower on this keyboard, at least at first. Who else likes our pick. The Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard comes highly recommended by reliable reviewers, gadget enthusiasts, and keyboard buyers alike (currently earning a across 1,104 reviews).

A 4 out of 5 “excellent” rating, citing its sleek, clutter-free wireless design and the automatic angle adjustment that puts your wrists and “into a very natural position.” The reviewer’s main criticisms are that the keyboard’s wave shape takes some getting used to (as most ergonomic keyboards do) and that the bundled mouse could be better. (We recommend the version without the mouse, if you can find it.): “Not only did I feel slightly less strained in my wrist and shoulders, but the keyboard, frankly, wasn’t ugly.

[] So, if you’re in the market for a new ergonomic keyboard, I can recommend the Sculpt as a solid option.” The reviewer’s main criticism was the lack of indicator lights for caps lock, wireless connection, and battery. Jason Chen, former editor-in-chief of Gizmodo, told me in a Facebook interview it was the best keyboard he’s ever used: “Combines ergo (which I love) with low profile, laptop-style movement keys.” Compared with other Microsoft ergonomic keyboards and Logitech ones, Chen said: “[The others are] way too hard, some ‘sticky,’ some too fluffy. Logitech ones are okay but [none of them] feel as good as this.” Developer of the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo with “The Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop keyboard is great. Crack Platinum Hide Ip All Version By Skidrow Password.

It’s my new favorite and primary keyboard, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it kept that crown for the next 8 years.” Upgrade pick. If you’re a fan of mechanical keyboards, we recommend the, available with layouts for both Mac and Windows. At around $200 at the time of writing, the Matias Ergo Pro costs more than twice as much as the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, but that’s on par with the cost of other excellent mechanical keyboards. For the price, you get the solid, satisfyingly clicky feel and feedback unique to mechanical keyboards—but with ergonomic options. You can tent the keyboard halves or tilt them away from you, and the completely split design means you can position the keyboard halves for optimal wrist, shoulder, and arm comfort. But unlike the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, the Matias Ergo Pro can’t do both tenting and negative tilt at the same time. Pull Quote Unlike the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, the Matias Ergo Pro can’t do both tenting and negative tilt at the same time.

Both the Mac and Windows versions of the Matias Ergo Pro keyboard are available with either of two keyswitch types: the regular Ergo Pro and the Ergo Pro Low Force. Which one will be more comfortable for you depends on how you type.

The Low Force version, as the name implies, requires less force than the keys on a typical keyboard to actuate: 35 g of force throughout the keypress. As a “linear switch,” the amount of force needed to press the key is consistent from top to bottom. The keys are almost effortless to press, requiring the slightest of taps to register. They’re like a feather pillow: easy to sink into from the moment you rest your head down until you’re asleep, your head nearly touching your mattress. The Ergo Pro switches, on the other hand, have a more-common 60 g actuation force, but it’s a non-linear switch: After first pressing the key, the force required to continue pressing drops off quickly, and there’s a tactile bump (and a quiet click) part way through the key travel to let you know, yes, you’ve pressed that key.

That audible and tactile bump signals to your brain to stop pressing, so you avoid bottoming out and can continue quickly to the next key. To carry out the analogy, it’s like a memory-foam pillow, requiring a little more pressure to get to that perfect spot but then springing back against you so you don’t sink completely into the pillow and mattress. The Low Force might be better for you if you already have finger or hand pain, since the keys take less effort to press. For most people, the Ergo Pro is the most ergonomic option: It offers that notable click about halfway through the press that Rempel recommended.

Plus most people tend to press keys with three to eight times more force than necessary anyway, Hedge says. Matias based on, which is the main historical alternative to Cherry MX switches. Both Matias switches are quiet, so you get the same tactile clicky feel as with other mechanical keyboards, but the keys are as quiet to press as those on a regular keyboard. Your office mates will appreciate not suffering through loud typewriter-like clickety-clacks throughout the day. (Though I, and possibly many other mechanical-keyboard enthusiasts, would prefer the loud, clickety-clack sound of, say, a Cherry MX Blue switch.) The Ergo Pro’s fully split design means you can adjust the keyboard for optimum comfort. It took me a few days to get used to the Ergo Pro and find the most comfortable position for the keyboard halves.

I normally type around 75 words per minute on my CoolerMaster mechanical keyboard, but I was lucky to get half of that rate with the fully split Ergo Pro. It’s almost like having your brain split in half as you try to type when you’re so used to typing with your hands closer together. After 30 days of regular use, I still typed more slowly and made more mistakes with the Ergo Pro than I did with the Sculpt Ergo because of that great gap. But it took only about three days to get used to the Ergo Pro and improve my typing productivity compared to when I first started using the keyboard. My brain remembers which hand types the B and the Y! Our panel members said that the Ergo Pro felt more comfortable than the other fully split keyboards and that they made fewer mistakes on it during the typing tests. One commented that the Ergo Pro has the “most natural feeling of the four.

A subtle angle, comfortable and familiar, with a good feel overall.” Unlike the other keyboards, testers didn’t feel like they had to struggle to find the keys—an important factor for touch typists. Three of our five panel testers still preferred the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo overall, with the Ergo Pro a close second. The other two testers liked the Ergo Pro best and chose the Sculpt as their personal runners-up. Because it’s more adjustable than the other models, the Ergo Pro is more ergonomic for a wider swath of comfort needs. For example, my shoulders are always so tight they’re like rocks, but the moment I plugged in the Ergo Pro and separated the halves so my arms were by my sides, I felt instant shoulder relief. (Go ahead and try it: Put your hands roughly shoulders-width apart, your elbows back by your sides, and pretend to type.

Doesn’t that feel better?) The cable that connects the two keyboard halves allows you to separate them by about 24 inches and retracts into a spool if you don’t need that much space between the halves. With the rubber feet on the bottom of the keyboard, you can adjust the height and angle of each keyboard half—into either a tenting mode with up to 9 degrees of vertical tilt or into a negative tilt up to 4.5 degrees. Unfortunately, you can’t do both at the same time unless you tent the keyboard and use a or stand for negative tilt. The Ergo Pro has a superbly plushy palmrest.

The Ergo Pro is also a joy to type on. The keys are larger and more curved than those on the other ergonomic keyboards we looked. This means that you can type by touch more quickly, as it’s easier to feel your way around the keys, and the mechanical keyboard’s tactile feedback helps minimize typos: You’ll always know when a key has registered, unlike with mushier membrane keyboards. I wish the Escape key was directly over the tilde key, as it is on most keyboards, and the placement of the Control key to the left of the N key (on the right half) is odd. But otherwise, the Ergo Pro offers a standard layout that keeps typing familiar, so the learning curve is gentle except for the gap between the keyboard halves. The palmrest is also plushy and firm, the thickest and most comfortable of the bunch—or of any other keyboard or keyboard accessory I’ve used.

During my testing, the Ergo Pro registered every keypress immediately every time, but the tradeoff is unsightly wires. You can choose between the included 3-foot or 6.5-foot USB cables to connect the keyboard to your computer.

However, these cables each have an awkward, 90-degree Micro-USB plug that forces the cable to stretch to the left or else bend out and back if you want it to go in the other direction; they’re a hassle. On the other hand, a wired connection allows the Ergo Pro to provide three USB 2.0 ports for connecting other peripherals. Ergonomics don’t end at the keyboard, and any keyboard you get will need to be part of an ergonomic workspace. The Ergo Pro is about as thick as regular keyboards—ranging from one quarter-inch to three quarter-inches taller than both the Sculpt Ergo and the Freestyle2 (below), so you’ll have to take that height into consideration when setting up your workspace. For a more ergonomically ideal workspace, we recommend pairing the Ergo Pro on a keyboard stand or tray configured with a negative tilt. A Bluetooth option.

If you want a fully split keyboard without the mess of wires, or if you’d like to use the keyboard for both your computer and your mobile gadgets, the Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue—available in and versions—paired with the company’s, is the best option for you. (The VIP3 accessory is a must-have; we’ll explain more in a moment.) While the Freestyle2 Blue’s keys were our least favorite of our picks, the keyboard worked flawlessly for typing on a desktop computer and mobile devices. The Freestyle2 Blue costs roughly the same as the wired Freestyle2, our previous upgrade pick, but this version adds wireless connectivity and multi-device pairing for much more versatility.

The keyboard comes in two versions—one for Windows, Linux, and Android, the other for macOS and iOS—and either version can pair with up to three devices. Pairing the Freestyle2 Blue with my Microsoft Surface Book laptop and Android phone was as easy as pairing any Bluetooth accessory with a computer or phone. Switching between paired devices is also easy—you press Function plus the appropriate switching key, located along the left edge of the keyboard—and despite my initial concerns about potential lag, I didn’t experience lag when using the keyboard with any device. The Blue is similar in versatility to our but designed for ergonomic comfort. Pull Quote The Bluetooth Freestyle2 Blue can pair with up to three devices.

As with the Matias Ergo Pro, using the fully split keyboard takes some getting used to, but the advantage, again, is the customizable position of the keyboard halves. The model we tested came with a 9-inch cable to connect the two halves, which is just enough separation to hold my arms comfortably by my sides. I have a small frame, though, so most people should pay the $20 extra for the model with a 20-inch cable for more flexibility. The is a must for getting the most ergonomic benefits from this keyboard.

Garmin Usb To Rs232 Converter Cable Driver Windows 7. With it, you can tent-angle the keyboard halves to 5, 10, or 15 degrees—more of an angle than with either the Sculpt Ergo or the Ergo Pro. (Without the VIP3, you can’t tent the keyboard at all.) If your wrists need to be at a sharper angle to avoid pain while typing, the Blue might be your best choice.

The accessory also adds much-needed palm rests, which are similar in comfort and feel to Microsoft’s. While not as low-profile as the Sculpt Ergo, the Freestyle2 Blue’s shallower keys allow your fingers to sit flatter rather than reaching up over tall keys; the keyboard holds your wrists flat and comfortably for hours on end.

The VIP3 accessory is required to tilt the keyboard halves for maximum comfort. The Freestyle2 lies completely flat, with a zero-degree slope whether with the VIP3 accessory or without it. We prefer a negative tilt for maximum wrist comfort: One panel tester said that the other keyboards’ negative tilt angles felt more relieving.

As with the Matias keyboards, you’ll need a keyboard stand or tray to achieve both tenting and a negative tilt. The Freestyle2 Blue’s keys require only a light touch, with an actuation force of 35 g (like that of the Matias Ergo Pro Low Force switches). The keys are easy to press and satisfyingly clicky, especially for a keyboard that uses rubber-dome, membrane keys. There’s no bump when you press the key partway, like you get with mechanical key switches, but even when you bottom out on the full-travel keys, the landing is soft and the keys spring back nicely. Although the Freestyle2 Blue’s keys don’t feel mushy like typical membrane keys, they’re not as crisp as the keys on the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo or either version of the Matias Ergo Pro. The Matias Ergo Pro has a better build quality and key feel than the Freestyle2 Blue, and our panel testers preferred the comfort of Microsoft Sculpt Ergo and the Matias keyboards to the Freestyle2, but if you frequently switch between typing on your tablet or phone and your computer (or just want the option) or you hate messy cables, the Freestyle2 Blue is the most comfortable and adaptable wireless ergonomic keyboard we’ve seen. What to look forward to.

The other keyboards we looked at and tested all made too many compromises for us to recommend them for most people. Some models we looked at were labeled “ergonomic” but didn’t meet the ergonomic criteria our experts laid out. Microsoft’s shares the Sculpt Ergo’s partially split design, and connects over Bluetooth instead of a wireless USB dongle. The Surface Ergo’s keys have more resistance and feel clickier than those of the Sculpt Ergo, and the Surface Ergo’s top function row contains standard keys instead of the Sculpt Ergo’s awkward buttons. But the nonremovable number pad and the lack of a keyboard riser for negative tilt make the Surface Ergo less ergonomic than its cousin.

We—and a number of Amazon reviewers—also experienced connectivity issues on macOS and Windows. The is a fully split mechanical keyboard with aluminum legs that allow you to precisely adjust both the tilt and the tenting of each half to any angle, making it the most customizable ergonomic keyboard out there. You can even completely remap the keys using an online keyboard configurator—which we found easy to use—and switch between layouts with the press of a key. And it’s available with seven Gateron switch types to choose from. But because of the keyboard’s unique design, re-creating a standard keyboard layout is impossible.

The ErgoDox has two extra columns of modifier keys in the center of the keyboard that make touch typing harder and displace important keys like the apostrophe and the plus and equal signs. The palm-rest accessory fully supports your palms only when the keyboard halves lie flat, not when they’re tilted or tented. At over $300 for the bundle with printed keycaps, the palm rest, and the tilt/tent kit, this is a keyboard for tinkerers and anyone who wants maximum customizability, but not one for most people.

The wired was our previous upgrade pick, but the newer Bluetooth version is worth the extra cost. They’re identical in design, feel, and performance, but the Bluetooth model supports up to three paired devices and cuts down on desk clutter. We ruled out the for both its age and its built-in number pad, which doesn’t meet one of our ergonomic criteria. The lacks negative tilt or any kind of split to separate the hands. It also has feet in the back, which is a dangerous keyboard design that needs to be killed off.

Though labeled as being ergonomic, the also doesn’t use a split design. Its wave pattern doesn’t separate your hands enough and the keys are stiff and flat. The gets a check for its split design, but it lacks a negative tilt, has mushy membrane keys, and throws its number pad and other dedicated shortcut keys to the right side. Like the Perixx, is too large and wide to be considered truly ergonomic, and the keys are loud and creaky to type on.

The is designed for travel, but as a result it makes too many compromises ergonomically. It’s too small, it feels cramped to type on, it doesn’t have negative tilt or a wrist rest, and it’s simply not as good a desk keyboard as our top picks. Chunky and wide, the is too big to support proper mouse placement. We also weren’t fans of the membrane keys, which felt cheap and plasticy. The model is quite old (from at least as far back as 2002—it has a PS/2 port option, not to mention a 1990s design). We decided to test the more-recent Kinesis Freestyle2 instead.

We decided to test the Goldtouch Go instead of the because they’re similarly shaped but the Go was more highly rated. The is well-regarded among ergonomic-keyboard enthusiasts, but its fixed design with extreme horizontal and vertical angles means it isn’t a good fit for most keyboard users—at nearly $350, we’d like more adjustability in an ergonomic keyboard. That said, if you need more of a tenting angle for your wrists than you get with our top picks (this one gives you a 20-degree position), discuss the Kinesis Advantage2 with your doctor. The uses a unique symmetric-column key layout and has a small footprint. It’s also fully programmable, so you can create your own custom layout.

But at its high price, we prefer a keyboard that can accommodate more body sizes, wrist-tilt preferences, and so on, like the less-expensive Matias Ergo Pro. I just picked one of these up a week ago. I’m a Software Dev and obviously spend a lot of time on the computer. I’m still struggling with this thing.

I’ve gone from 100-130WPM to probably 60, but the difference is quite remarkable. When I initially started, we’re talking around 30WPM.

My wrists feel way better, but not only that, my fingers do. I suppose it’s the mechanical keys, but my left ring/middle finger were starting to have pain at the joint and it has definitely lessened over just a week of use with the Kinesis Advantage. Previously, my favorite keyboard was the MS Ergo 4000, and I’ve used that for the past 5+ years. Since I’m rubbish with this thing, I’ve only been using it at home and haven’t really done any development on it yet. I’m certain this is adding to my learning curve as well, but it’s unfortunately required.

I’m also a longtime software developer and have been using various versions of the Kinesis Advantage for going on 20 years now. Switching to it saved my wrists (I used to take prescription painkillers for severe tendinitis, which completely vanished in less than a year after switching) and I quickly got to a point where I was just as fast on it as I ever was on a traditional keyboard. Some aspects of it aren’t ideal: I dislike the tiny rubber function keys and I often have to unplug and reconnect it several times before my Mac will recognize it. But none of the alternatives I’ve tried in the last two decades have beaten it for comfort. Reflecting on own experience here, I needed ergonomics help at work.

Eventually, after trying a few keyboards, we settled on something that wasn’t quite as extreme in design. The Microsoft Comfort Curve 3000 – This is a simple wired keyboard, similar in design to the Sculpt Comfort you tested, but the keys are fantastic on it. I would say it’s maybe worth thinking about if you find you work well with this shape of keyboard. I add emphasis there as ergonomics are very personal. I added a wrist wrest (a separate foam strip) and did not raise the keyboard on it’s legs. In general, I strongly urge everyone to think about this sort of thing.

Even if it is just getting that slightly more comfortable keyboard, wrist wrest and moving the keyboard on your desk with a proper height chair. If you type for a living, you absolutely must get a mechanical keyboard with a low actuation force and o-ring dampeners. The keys on the top pick require approximately 55 grams of force to actuate, whereas a Cherry MX Red is about 30% less at 40 grams of force.

(The o-rings mitigate the muscle damage caused by ‘bottoming out’ the keys.) Add up that muscle fatigue over thousands (or millions) of keystrokes, and you’ll see that the price difference is justified. (Not to mention you can get a good Cherry Red board for $100 – in a “non-ergonomic” layout, which I’d still rather have than an ergonomic non-mechanical). I type 8-12 hours/day, I’m a previous sufferer of RSI, and Reds with O-rings is the only keyboard I can use without reinjuring myself (I’ve been searching the Earth for an all-35-gram Topre board, but I can’t find one). I tried both Browns and Blues, but 1) I still bottom out, and 2) the actuation force is noticeably more fatiguing (Browns are about 20% more force than Reds, and Blues are 30% more). The O-rings provide a double benefit of not only dampening bottoms, but reducing travel distance Less force + less shock + less travel = happy hands 🙂 •. Daniel A, I don’t type for a living, but I do type quite a bit what with all the time I spend at my computer. I’m interested in getting a mech.

Keyboard, but am still pretty wet behind the ears when it comes to the technology and choices involved. As for my foray into ergonomic keyboards, I recently returned a MS Sculpt Ergonomic after 2 days of use (I just couldn’t get used to it; made too many errors), and have fallen back on my Logitech Wireless Wave Keyboard K350 (which I’m not sure if most people would even consider ‘ergonomic’). So back to mechs. Is Cherry MX Red the type that make the least sound? I definitely want something with the least actuation force, but volume is almost equally important to me. With those two criteria being my most important, can you recommend any particular models that come in around the $100 price range you referred to above?

Back-lit keys would be a huge bonus, but I’m not aware of how common that is with mech. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Cherry MX Red has the lowest actuation force and the lowest sound, but they still make some noise if you bottom them out (think the pre-touchscreen ATM machines). For your requirements, I recommend the Corsair K70, which is a full keyboard with numpad, backlit keys, and Cherry Red switches for about $110. And the most important accessory you can buy for it would be the O-ring dampeners (40A-R) available from WASD Keyboards They perform the triple service of lowering your travel distance by 0.4mm, softening the shock to your joints from bottoming out, and making the keyboard virtually silent.

Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions •. I love the sculpt ergo, but find that the period key seems to be difficult to get used to the correct pressure. I often mistype it. Maybe it’s a hand position thing, or an angle of key, bit after many months it’s only just starting to become natural. My previous keyboard was a MS Natural 4000 wireless, and it’s my home device. One of the unmentioned benefits of the keyboard in the review is that it’s small enough to fit well in a backpack. I’m very tempted to get a second sculpt for home use as I take it to most client sites when I’m onsite for more than a day or so.

I really like the Sculpt’s layout, but I’m about to return it since being wireless has turned out to be a dealbreaker. I thought I could handle it, but replacing batteries constantly and occasionally having key strokes get missed is too much. I assume it wouldn’t be a big deal for people who don’t use their keyboard much, but if you don’t use your keyboard much, why get an ergonomic one at all? (I actually considered getting an AC/DC adapter and soldering the wires to the battery connectors, but that wouldn’t fix the fact that the wireless is flakey) •.

I have the Kinesis FreeStyle 2 and it does take some getting used to, especially since I had been typing on a Logitech G11 for the longest time. The Logitech requires significantly heavier strokes than does the Kinesis. In fact, there had been times I simply rested my finger on a key–thinking I was only resting–only to discover it had actuated and was dumping that character my screen! The opposite occurs with my Logitech.

It feels like I am punching it just to get my keystrokes to register. With the lighter strokes required to actuate a key, along with the tenting option and the ability to angle the Kinesis however you need to suit your own hands and body mechanics, the FreeStyle 2 quickly became a winner in my book. I also like the fact that the bulky numeric pad is absent, which means the awkward offset with both keyboard and mouse in relation to sitting directly in front of the monitor is no longer and issue!

I used to reach way across to get to my mouse. Now it’s definitely more comfortable. The biggest problem with microsoft sculpt ergonomics is that they move some of the common keys placement(arrow keys, 6 keys above the arrow keys). The problem with different key placement is that you are required to look at the keyboard everytime you want to press that key.

Memory muscle anyone? That keyboard also have smaller Fn keys and uncommon Fn keys segmentation. Again, requires you to turn your head everytime you press Fn keys. Also, media keys is shared with Fn keys. The best keyboard IMHO, is Microsoft Sculpt Comfort. Standard keys placement, bend key placement. I’d have to disagree with you.

I sympathize with you – wanting a review of all keyboards – but this article definitely has a target audience you’re just not part of it. I’m a young guy – only 24 – that just started a career in front of a keyboard. I’m currently using a non-ergo keyboard and, though I certainly don’t have RSI yet, I’d love to pick up a more comfortable keyboard. This article proved very insightful for me and was perfect. The author was absolutely right that I am not interested in spending $200+ on something “just cause”.

For something with a bit of added comfort? I think I’ll be picking up their #1 pick this weekend 🙂 •. Just goes to show that you can’t place your opinions and perceptions onto other people. I agree with Antonio; I would most certainly spend $250, and i’m currently looking at keyboards up to that price range, just so I can be comfortable. $250 is a small price to pay over an extended period of time. Over the course of a year $250 is equal to 68 cents a day. Over the course of 5 years the cost is equal to 14 cents a day.

$250 is not expensive. That’s not to say that a good keyboard cannot be sub $100; it truly can be, however people who suffer from pain do not put a price tag on what it costs to be comfortable. In my opinion, you didn’t need this article to tell you the quality and features of the keyboards in this list; you could get that from an average review on Amazon.com. This article is kind of useless for the people who are in true need of an ergonomic keyboard.

I would actually like to see a review of the Fentek keyboards. I can’t use wireless keyboards, which rules out the Sculpt. If the vast adjustment options of the Fentek keyboards can help, I’d be willing to buy the BMW instead of the Chevy. One of the things that has always bugged me about most split keyboards is as aesthetic decision rather than a practical one. Most manufactures put the 6 key on the left index finger. The left index finger does double-duty for 4-5, and the right index finger presses 6-7.

It looks uglier, but I use the number keys a lot. Some of the keyboards get it right. I prefer the Kinesis Advantage. It does depart further from the old typewriter model with several position changes (multiple keys on separated left and right thumbs), geometry changes (the staggered key pattern is replaced by scooped rows that track your natural finger arcs) and the price is way higher. These differences are barriers to consideration of this keyboard, but considering the premise of ergonomics is health, the price is insignificant when compared to the cost of injury. When considering the accumulated benefits of speed, many knowledge workers could easily justify the expense.

The Kinesis Advantage also has internal mapping modes (e.g. Switch between Mac and Windows), self-remapping (key moving/switching), macros and foot switch integration. The cons are the price, learning time and beware the frequent refrain from dedicated owners that they need to actually buy at least two of them so they don’t have to suffer switching to a “normal” keyboard for their “other computer”. Based on the wirecutter recommendation, I just replaced older, wired, and starting-to-act-up Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard with the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard. It felt a bit odd for the first two hours, which is totally normal for a new keyboard. But this afternoon, it’s already feeling really natural and perfect to use.

I like that it’s actually a little bit narrower than the earlier keyboard, because the numeric keypad is detached, which reduces the distance I have to reach to get to my mouse after typing – very nice. Generally, key action is different but pretty good so far – less sticky feeling than my older keyboard. And I’m *really* enjoying having one fewer wire cluttering up my desk. Nice product, Microsoft. Fairly price, and very well deserved recommendation.

Well done, Wirecutter. So a while back I switched to the Sculpt based on this recommendation. And yes, it was an improvement over the standard keyboard I’d been using.

Then, after trying a few “higher end” ergo keyboards out at a conference, I bought a Kinesis Advantage. My Sculpt has been collecting dust ever since.

Switching to the Sculpt was quantitatively different: “yes, this feels more comfortable”. Switching from the Sculpt to the Advantage was qualitatively different: “I never realized typing could feel like this”. The Wirecutter has no problem recommending a $900 Steelcase office chair, because when it comes to something you’ll spend thousands of hours in and which may have permanent health implications, design and quality matters.

I think the same principle applies here. I have to say, as an IT Professional, whom also has issues with his hands/arms getting tired and sore from endless typing, the way in which the comments here have been dismissed because “out editors said so” is quite offensive. I’ve been around the block for long enough to know that reviews, regardless of whether they TRULY are legit or not, stay around the internet. To be stating “oh, well WE say that $250~ is too much for people, so we’re not going to look at them” is just beyond ignorant. Like others have stated, if this is the way twc is going to do reviews from now on, I guess I’ll have to start looking elsewhere again and definitely not recommend you guys for unbiased reviews. Hell, why couldn’t you have just done like your headphones reviews? Have multiple price tier categories?

Seriously pissed and offended right now. Well we have to be reasonable. Our unofficial motto is “best for most”. Some people will already know what they like or prefer, or will know more about the subject.

Others (like you) will be wiling to spend more. We often have a premium pick for those willing to go all out. Where does “best” end? The best mechanic ergo keyboard might be a $10,000 rig on the ISS, or in some billion dollar lab. 🙂 Practicality is key, but I understand where you’re coming from.

Please feel free to make any suggestions here and we’ll look into them! We’re always updating & evolving! Historically, all Microsoft keyboards have been horrible for gaming. It isn’t noticeable unless you have a game that requires pressing multiple keys on a keyboard. For first person shooters, noting that one hand is primarily occupied on a mouse, it isn’t such an issue. However, if one plays a game such as Continuum (), then it becomes horribly obvious that the keyboard isn’t as technologically suited as some keyboards that are a fraction of the cost.

It’s a pity, because I would really like a decent ergonomic keyboard that I can do typical documentation, programming, and gaming. Other erognomic models feel it is a great idea to move keys out of their standard configuration (like say the MS Natural Elite (arrow key placement and Insert/Home, etc keys)). FWIW, I would NOT recommend this keyboard. I had a Microsoft Natural keyboard that broke, and loved this Sculpt keyboard in the store. The overall feel is great and the “normal” keys are placed well.

HOWEVER, under heavy use, I found that the placement of the arrow keys and the special keys like HOME, DEL, PG UP, etc. All drove me crazy (the mini ESC and Fn keys didn’t help, either.) So, think twice before buying this thing if you care about these special keys. I went back to a Microsoft Natural Ergo 4000, and I’m much happier. I can’t believe you put this article up under this heading. I appreciate that you linked to Walton’s reviews of higher end keyboards, but the fact remains that this article doesn’t live up to its headline, even remotely.

The defensive justifications in the comments below are insulting to your readership. You qualify your reviews all the time: “best $100 in-ear headphones,” “best cheap vacuum,” “best $500 TV” are but a few of the examples on your homepage right now. Why would you make an unqualified claim that the sculpt is the most comfortable ergonomic keyboard when you’ve excluded ALL of the high-end ergonomic keyboards from your review?

Seriously disappointed here. “There’s no conclusive evidence that using an ergonomic keyboard can prevent [RSI or carpal tunnel syndrome].” Ha.

I’ve been programming for 30+ years, typing all day everyday. After the first 5 years I began to experience symptoms of Carpal Tunnel.

When the symptoms became so bad that I was sleeping on my hands at night to keep my wrists from throbbing I switched to a MS split keyboard. Within weeks my symptoms were subsiding and eventually disappeared. I’ve been typing for 20+ years since then with practically zero carpal tunnel symptoms. If there is no conclusive evidence, it is because they are looking very hard. I tend to agree with the assessment in this review, but there was one issue I was surprised not to see described here: there are some pretty significant problems with key ghosting. For two examples I’ve discovered just in normal use, (capslock + alt + s), or (d + space + right arrow) both won’t register.

(The former is an Emacs keyboard shortcut for text search, the latter is a combination for jumping while running and attacking in several different indie video games, if you’re wondering why those combos specifically.) I don’t know if this feedback is actionable for anybody – there isn’t much of an alternative in the area of ergo keyboards to what the Sculpt provides – but it’s good to know that if you have demanding shortcut-heavy keyboard activity you may see some issues with this keyboard. I can well understand why you chose the Microsoft Sculpt. But for some reason, Microsoft has forgotten the golden rule of products: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. What I mean is that the very best ergonomic keyboard ever made was the offwhite Natural keyboard Elite, Period!

Everything is just perfect, including the keys ability to respond to the touch. Instead of just tweaking things, even adding Bluetooth, they decided to pretend they were a 1960s-70s auto maker, believing that change every year is best.

I have scooped up several Natural Elites, because they are no longer made, and I am set up for several decades if necessary. One of the major defects of the Sculpt is that it “Comes in any color you want, as long as it is black”. I’m a very good typist, but still like to look down at times to double check things, and a black keyboard is the absolute Pits! I’ll take an off white keyboard ’til hell freezes over, thankyouverymuch. Why did you make the assumption that wrist pads are a good thing at all?

And I have found over 30 years that the shorter the key travel, and the LACK of a noisy/clicky feedback are good things. In the former, the shorter the key travel the less finger movement, and often the less physical pressure required to enact a keystroke. In the latter, the vibration from the original IBM PC-style keyboards’ click feedback caused pain in my elbows and neck, while sitting in the exact same position at the same desk, with a keyboard that didn’t have such feedback, I felt no pain in elbows as neck as I typed. The fact that because of laptops, keyboard have gotten flat, had shorter keystroke and even earlier on the fact that opposite to IBM keyboards they lacked overall rigidity, provided for a “soft landing” in typing each key. I can’t wait to get the new Apple keyboard, even before the trackpad and mouse, because it appears to be like the Apple MacBook keyboards and so it has all the factors I look for in a keyboard.

I hope Apple moves to this keyboard in the MacBook Pro as well. First, credit where it’s due, I applaud you for including the Kinesis Freestyle 2 on the list. My former employer had an amazing ergonomics lab where you could “check out” desk equipment from a library, take it back to your desk for weeks, and try it out on real work.

I’ve tried almost every keyboard you can imagine. My physical problems are unique due to an old injury, and the Kinesis Freestyle was the only keyboard with enough flexibility to meet my needs.

It is, by far, the best value among serious ergonomic keyboards. But discussions of value are where this review enters bizarro territory. You’re saying the Kinesis Freestyle is expensive. In truth, it is kinda cheap. It’s not a bad keyboard by any means, but it doesn’t have the heft or premium components of more prominent ergonomic keyboards like the Kinesis Advantage, Maltron, Truly Ergonomic, etc.

It looks horrible on a desk and often feels like a medical device. Nothing about the Kinesis Freestyle suggests it’s a premium “step up” type of product. Rather, it’s a fantastic value option for people with serious and/or unique ergonomic problems. Along those lines, a lot of the other comments are spot on. Who is the audience for this article? That should be made clear right at the beginning: “The Most Comfortable Ergonomic Keyboard for People not so Serious about Ergonomics for under $150 or so”.

Most people on the market for an Ergonomic (capital “E”) keyboard are staring down the barrel of RSI, with their careers and livelihoods on the line, and will absolutely drop plenty of money to solve the problem. Furthermore, many such shoppers will have employers and/or insurance providers who *will actually pay for the equipment in full*, which usually makes price a non-issue. If your editors have decided the serious ergonomics market does not fit your list or demographics or whatever, that’s something I can respect, but you should make your audience clear at the top of the article. Readers with serious problems are going to leave disappointed. I have to second Avdi’s recommendation for the Kinesis Advantage. I’m a programmer and 2 years ago I could feel my wrists starting to get sore after a day of typing on an Apple wireless keyboard. I got a Kinesis Advantage and have not regretted it at all.

My wrist pain has gone away completely, and I can spend all day typing. I like that The Wirecutter isn’t afraid to recommend expensive products when they’re worth it, like the Steelcase leap for $900. A quality ergonomic keyboard seems like it would fall into the same category. Just because most people don’t spend money on office chairs/good keyboards, doesn’t mean that the gains aren’t terrific when you do. I have the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic, and it is a nice keyboard but it has a major issue (at least for me). When you hold down a key like Ctrl or Alt for an extended period of time (not uncommon when coding, working with Excel, using complex keyboard shortcuts), the key becomes ‘stuck’.

In other words, you release the key, but Windows still thinks it’s being held down, which can lead to some *very* weird things happening. It’s become almost second nature for me to notice wonkiness, then double tap all the control keys (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Windows) to ‘reset’ the keyboard state. I assume this is a driver issue and has to do with the wireless comms, but it borders on a dealbreaker issue for me. It’s a super annoying problem I’ve never had with a wired keyboard. I used the sculpt for about a year and a half before several keys stopped working after a small amount of liquid spill. Seems to be much less robust than the earlier microsoft ergonomic keyboards (I’ve probably used a dozen of those over the years).

Replaced it with a Matias Ergo Pro (fully split, mechanical ALPS keyswitches) which is a massive improvement in key feel and layout although I wish it didn’t have quite so tall a base. This guide really deserves to be expanded with better premium options – the Matias was only $30 more than the Kinesis Freestyle with tilt stand. I’ve been using Microsoft Sculpt keyboard for half a year and my CTS gone. I just don’t feel like using any other keyboards, though I actually use another keyboard sometimes but I feel bad about it because my fingers won’t run and fly like usual. The thing is Microsoft Sculpt keyboard is hard to clean. I found a link that was posted in 2014 about the same problem as I have here but I don’t find the solution from Microsoft solve my problem. I once tried to scrub my keyboard’s rubber band with wet cloth then scrub it with dried cloth until the rubber became dry, it became clean, but not for long, because it’s dirty again after several days, it seems I must clean it every day or more than once each day.

Another thing is, Microsoft Sculpt mouse sometimes stutters if I connect my 4TB External Harddrive, it’s WD MyBook. I wonder if it’s a good idea for me to use Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard that has a wired USB connection for a stable and reliable connection (no stuttering mouse). What’s the best vacuum cleaner for this Microsoft Sculpt keyboard? Also, How to best clean its palm rest? Also, How to clean its mouse from finger prints? I would be very grateful if anyone can solve my problem here on thewirecutter.com. I also have this keyboard.

It is my second unit. The USB receiver of my first one broke; I had to send the whole unit back. Luckily I got a completely new one without needing to pay anything. I agree that it is unfortunate that the keyboard rest pad or however you call it can get so dirty. I do not have sweaty fingers (or wrists), so that would not be the main cause of the problem. Just today, my keyboard is malfunctioning. The mouse and the numpad are working fine, but my keyboard is backspacing crazily and doing other stuff.

I first thought it was a virus, but my other keyboard I am using now (an old Logitech wireless) is working just fine. I am out of warranty and I understand that this model has been discontinued. That is just too bad. Les, you’re mistaken on this point. You do not need Microsoft’s control panel in order to remap keys or script them, and in fact when it comes to simple modifiers you don’t need anything at all but the OS. Going back as far as I can remember, you can simply go to System Preferences->Keyboard and then click Modifier Keys, which you can then map as you wish.

That exists specifically to deal with PC keyboards. For a lot more power and flexibility with every single key available on the 4000 (including the top media row and the “zoom” toggle switch) you can use a generic universal third party USB driver/configuration system like ControllerMate. That will easily let you remap, change mappings per application, create macros/scripts, etc. I continue to use my 4000 across a number of different platforms including macOS, it remains a solid keyboard. Age definitely seems like an odd criteria when it comes to keyboards, it’s not as if they require constantly faster processors or new memory or any such thing. The 4000 itself is a spring chicken compared to a lot of the classic non-ergo ones people still cling to. I also agree with 5Rover5 below that for some power users both a certain amount of standard positioning and additionally just plain having a lot of additional keys can be a nice productivity aid, particularly if you get more serious about taking advantage of the power custom scripts, macros, and so on can offer.

I love the Ergodox and I have just about all of the major Ergo keyboards out there. I wasn’t sure if I’d like it since I wasn’t a big fan of the Kinesis Advantage. The bowl shaped keys were supposed to make it more ergonomically friendly, but I didn’t find that to be true for me. My only issue with the Ergodox is that it tends to be hard on your thumbs or at least the way I use it is hard on my thumbs because I’m using the thumbs as modifier keys and because of this, I’ve had to put my Ergodox away for a while to let my thumbs rest. I wouldnt say the Ergodox is a much better reach for the pinky keys though. If anything, I find the reach on the Ergodox much more awkward for 4th and 5th finger keys because when you’re using a linear layout for the keys, it’s not very natural to incorporate wrist movement into your reach for keys. You tend to keep your hands more frozen on the keyboard so your reach for the keys are almost entirely done by finger action.

I’d say the 4th and 5th finger on the right hand is the most difficult transition hurdle for typing on the Ergodox. It feels very awkward at first. I’ve had this keyboard for several months now and I think it’s very comfortable for typing alpha-heavy or number-heavy data (with the separate keypad). My three biggest complaints are: First, it’s a bit awkward to use if you need to type a lot of alpha characters and numbers in one document – figuring out where to position your keyboard, keypad, mouse, and hand takes some fiddling. Second, the lack of a caps lock indicator light is annoying. Third, I hate the configuration of the Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, Delete, and Insert buttons.

I’m used to the classic configuration of these buttons so when I play PC games that use these keys my hands fumble around those keys a bit. I have RSI from years of programming and a couple injuries that make me very particular about the keyboard that I use.

I had the sculpt and it was fantastic. The only issue I had was after switch the receiver between computer (for a year or so) the receiver basically fell apart. NO REPLACEMENT FOR THE RECEIVER?!!?!? So this little thing that cost maybe 10 bucks not working means I have to dish out another 100 bucks for a new set? So the whole set is now garbage?? OMG I have been using a Kinesis freestyle 2 for about 2 months now. It works great.

My only complaint is the mechanical keys are still a little to hard to press compared to the scupt. I agree it’s the sculpt is the best that I’ve tried but WTF microsoft.

If you use more than one computer buy two:-S •. I came here after I recently made a switch from a Thinkpad USB keyboard on my desktop to an ergonomic keyboard, just to see what wirecutter had to say about them. Turns out if you zap a Thinkpad keyboard ~3 times a day with static electricity, after a year or two they stop working I tried a Kinesis Advantage a friend had, then tried his Ergodox EZ with Cherry Brown switches and blank keycaps. I’ve been a touch typist for decades, but I had some bad habits that these keyboards, especially the Ergodox, really made painful. I ended up spending a week feeling like I couldn’t type at all, and another week or two getting comfortable with it, and now I absolutely love the Ergodox EZ. I’ve given up my bad habits, my error rate has gone way down, I’m looking at the keyboard way less, and I’m just loving the feel of the mechanical keys. Not that I think it should be your primary recommendation.

As much as I love it, I’ll admit that it took a surprisingly long time to get used to, going from staggered to ortholinear layout, and switching back to my laptop, is surprisingly hard. The thumb buttons are wonderful, but mean when I go to my less used laptop I have a hard time using many of the keys. I also make a lot of us of the “dual use” keys that some people would find annoying: if I hold z or / keys, they become control.

Talked my mom into getting an Ergo keyboard since her old keyboard (which was slightly curved and hard to find anymore) stopped working even though I got it temporarily working before with cleaning it. This new one is an ergo keyboard (wired) that is similar to the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo but she hates it because she says the space bar is too loud. I cannot find any other Ergo keyboards in or even around my area. Why are less and less manufacturers making them and going back to the old straight keyboards? I can only find the Ergo keyboards online now from the USA (we are in Canada).

Been using the Sculpt for a couple weeks now, here are my thoughts: -Build quality seems good–solid, no flex (under normal typing) -Feels much better on my forearms. I had been having some in my wrist/fleshy palm area due to decades of rotating my wrists inward to accomodate a straight keyboard. The Sculpt allows a more natural angle which immediately felt better.

-Big learning curve so far; my typing speed has slowed considerably getting used to the new location of certain keys. I have learned, for example, that I used my right index finger to hit “B” but now I must use my left index fingerwhich may be more “proper” but I have to unlearn decades of muscle memory -As stated in the review, the function keys are annoying. I don’t like dual-purpose Fn keys in general, but using a hard switch to flip between “F10” and “Mute” is annoying. Also, the Fn keys are different than the other keys–they are smaller and “click” instead of “actuate.” As an Office user, I need the Fn keys (like F5 to start a slideshow) but would also like to adjust volume without having to use the tiny hard switch in the corner. -One thing I am experiencing: it seems that the the keyboard lags when using a modifier key.

For example, my Windows login password starts with a special character, so I have to use Shift and a number. I have to deliberately hit SHIFT and the number key (okay, it’s “2” since my special character is “@”) in order otherwise it won’t send a “@” to Windows and I’ll get a password error.

This is annoying since I have to slow down to accomodate the hardware. Another example of where this happens is when I type any proper noun, where the first character is capital.

Half the time, I end up typing “RObert” or “SOny”–is the keyboard holding onto the SHIFT a microsecond too long? How about a follow-up on this, especially focused on laptops?!

We recently discovered HUGE differences in their comfort and ergonomics. In the Mac line alone, there are great differences among the MacBook, Air, and Pro. The amount of travel differs, the degree of resistance, and, most important for this writer, the size of the palm rests differs greatly. Many, if not most, people’s palms will fall off the edge of the MacBook, somewhat fit on the Pro, but will rest comfortably on the MacBook Air’s. While I find the travel better on the Pro, the rectangular edge digs into my palms and I quickly developed pain in the fingers and center of the palm.

The Air, whose key travel distance still seems too small, and still produces too many typos, was a joy to return to because of its larger palm rest. It’d be interesting to see what others thought about this, especially the ergonomic experts, and especially about the new design on the keys on MacBook. Yes, we realize that the experts would prefer us to get a specialized keyboard, but realistically, most people won’t, so it’d be worth finding out whether some laptops merit, say, a B or C, rather than a D or F! First, thanks for the amazing review(s)...

My wife and I are considering either the recommended Samsung UN55JU7100 or the newer Samsung UN55KS8000, based on the recommendation from rtings.com (). The KS8000 is around $200 cheaper on Amazon (), but is rated more highly on rtings.com (8.1 vs. Could you explain the pros/cons of each?

I understand that the JU7100 had a direct backlight, whereas the KS8000 has edge lighting. Will this make a difference in every day usage in the living room? (For serious sports/movie watching, we have a BenQ HT1075 in a separate room.) Thanks again! The KS8000 scores higher because in part it has features the JU7100 lacks: wide color gamut and high dynamic range support.

Since the JU7100 lacks those features, it’s score will be lower no matter what. The KS8000 also scores better in reflections, and it has more accurate color (though both are below the visible error level). That said, the JU7100 is going up in price as supply is more limited now, and we’re working right now on the updated guide as we can review them. The big flaw in the KS8000 is that I’m not a fan of the new dynamic backlighting system and find the one in the Sony X930D more, but I haven’t tested the Vizio P65 yet at all. After accidentally ‘sneezing’ water onto my Microsoft 4000, I thought I’d explore some new options. I’ve replaced the 4000 a few times with itself, after upgrading from its predecessor. I went with the Microsoft sculpt because it had the look and feel of my macbook keyboard (i use a pc desktop).

Big issues for me 1) I went through batteries faster than I ever would have imagined. 2) Ergo layouts are not only good for ergo, but for speed too, yes? The keyboard couldn’t keep up with my typing! I was able to adapt to it, but (if I recall correctly) the ctrl+c & ctrl+x keys just couldn’t keep up. (I read someone’s comment below on this as well.) I was actually losing productivity and it was killing me. This probably wouldn’t effect most, but if you type 75-125+ wpm then I think this downfall alone would ruin your experience, as it did mine.

LOVED the look and feel of the keys, but the darn thing couldn’t keep up with me. It was like dating an 18 year old 🙁 Needless to say, I shelved it and went back to the MS4000 ergo.

Tried & True! I do really wish Logitech would come out with a badass ergo keyboard. I used a Matias keyboard for almost a year but after having to return one half twice for repeating keys, I finally gave up as the last one also started having repeating keys, which was very detrimental my workflow.

I tried and tried and their customer support is awesome but I can’t have a key repeating itself forever and having to bang the keyboard to stop it. I loved the keys and had the least pain with this keyboard but am now going back to my Kinesis, unfortunately.

It’s an okay keyboard, split, of course, as I have had pain for many years, and works flawlessly so I can no longer recommend Matias at all. My number pad on my Microsoft Sculp Desktop has some numbers (1,7) that are starting to fail. I called Microsoft warranty services and it turns out that they will not replace with the same model – they want to send a Microsoft Comfort Desktop. I seems they are phasing this model out. I love the Microsoft Sculp Desktop, but I am frequently disgusted by other Microsoft products (windows 8). It appears I will be looking for some other keyboard provider too.

I echo the request for Logitec to provide a competent ergo keyboard •. MS Sculpt: the layout is OK, the key travel and responsiveness – superb BUT!!!

1) the detachable number pad usually ain’t there just when you need it. Or it’s just moved an inch and the key you want is not where you’d expect it to be.

More problems than benefits. 2) The function keys are too small and too far away. 3) The support is magnetic and will fall off every time you try to pick the keyboard off your desk. But the worst news is that 4) if you lose/damage the nano receiver – you’re done for. It’s a 2.4 GHz wireless, MS proprietary and they don’t sell replacements, and there are no third party hacks to replace it. You misplace your receiver – you can trash the whole set, mouse and number pad including.

Typical Microsoft: tyre blown – buy a new car. One thing that’s probably worth noting as well, there’s a spot in the mouse for the receiver to keep you from losing it when you need to travel. I never take my receiver off the computer though. The magnets are very solid, so I’m not sure why the support would fall off for everyone.

The only issue I have is with my lesser used keyboard (I have one at work and one at home, home is used less) the watch battery seems to die more often. I’ve replaced it three times (and since then just stopped using it), but never had to replace the one at work. But not a deal breaker.

I’m using Sculpt for over two years now and I’ve actually freshly bought a new one, because the old one slowly died on me. I’m a translator, i type *a lot*. So, on the plus side: 1. Extremely comfortable typing experience.

Long-lasting batteries. In my previous unit I had to replace batteries after over a year, the (separate) numerical block was still OK after two. You can easily take it with you when travelling and type comfortably in many positons (e.g. On your lap). The support is attached with magnets, easy to remove and attach again. Num-pad is separate, you can put it wherever you like and it’s very useful for me. Negatives: 1.

It took me forever before I got used to Home/End/PgUp/PgDown/Delete/Ins block layout. I know some people who gave up on the keyboard because of that. It’s not very durable – I had to replace my previous after two years because some keys stopped working (although I type a lot). Ridges over F and J got lost after about a year or so. While I don’t mind not seeing letter decals (they vanished on the home row altogether), loosing the ridges is another matter and it should not happen on the ~100 USD keyboard.

Still, it’s the most comfortable keyboard I know. (And I’m big fan of ThinkPad keyboards, if you know what I mean) •. Quick question on the P-series Does the built-in Google Cast capability of the P-Series offer any other benefits/capabilities compared to just hooking up a Chromecast Ultra (4K) to a regular television? Having Google Cast built in definitely sounds nice, but trying to see if there are any other benefits since adding a $69 Chromecast to any TV is pretty cheap and affordable. Also, found it pretty interesting that the Vizio P-Series was the first device capable of pushing 4K through Google Cast (the Chromecast Ultra has only been recently announced). Any idea as to how performant Google Cast in the Vizio P-series is compared to the Chromecast Ultra? I loved the old Logitech Ergo because it had lots of throw–excellent tactile feedback, but also low force, which let me type rapidly without pain.

But at that time, I also used a Fingerworks keyboard for routine navigation and an ergo mouse at one of my two workstations. I eliminated the pain by splitting time between the two different workstations so as to cut in half the time spent irritating any particular ligiment or nerve. In years since, I’ve started writing, but split that effort between a laptop and my treadmill desk with a Kinesis Advantage. That keeps it from coming back. An ergonomic keyboard with chicklet keys is an oxymoron. I’m a professional writer, and I own a Sculpt, and I plan to toss it in the trash. The keys simply won’t type unless you position it just so, and then you end up banging them trying to get the letters out.

And the positioning stand is held on by magnets–and falls off easily when you try to move the keyboard, as I do when I need to use my work laptop. Unfortunately, the more expensive MS ergo had a completely unacceptable space bar (pain in seconds of typing) and the current Logitech ergo has unpleasantly high resistance keys. I use a Kinesis Advantage, which is a real ergo, and a real joy. But I’ll be replacing the Sculpt as soon as I find something both I and my wife can use. It’s been a few years since I’ve used a Thinkpad, but as I recall, I like them okay. At that time, I did all my writing on a desktop with two different keyboards, one of which was an EXCELLENT Logitech ergo the likes of which has not been made since, so I did minimal typing on the Thinkpad.

I do not remember having any problem with keys not working at different heights like I experienced with the sculpt. I loved the trackpoint too, though now I probably wouldn’t use it. I seem to recall it causing finger pain, •. I bought the Sculpt after the ‘s’ key on my old Microsoft Natural keyboard stopped working. At least once a day the keyboard will ‘skip’ – either ignore key presses, mark them duplicate times, or intermittently register key presses. You can imagine how frustrating it is to try to ‘type a sentence’ only to have it show up on screen as ‘ty a snen’ after 10 seconds of waiting. The old keyboard was connected via a cable – no wireless – and never had these problems.

The Sculpt only works reliably if I plug it in directly to my laptop, not to the USB adapter. I’m not sure if the problem is the wireless connection or that the older cable drew less power or what, but the new one isn’t working nearly as reliably and it’s very frustrating. Update: After the Surface Ergo failed to work with my business laptop (Win 7 is not guaranteed to be compatible, as I said below), my work ordered a Sculpt Ergo for me.

Thoughts: Sculpt Ergo takes a USB port and its keys are smaller and a bit less nice feeling. Sculpt also has a function switch instead of a function button, which is not something I prefer at all, because I shift between them far too often and it doesn’t allow you to use muscle memory.

I actually prefer the separate number pad again for memory, because I don’t always remember where I placed it last, but it is nice to move it out of the way when I’m using the mouse primarily. Lack of a riser on Surface ergo is poor though and really is weighted more highly. At $130, it really should be backlit. Lack of configuration software for the Surface is also silly. If the point of a split keyboard is to start with the wrists straight, then one would think that the keys would be set out in such a manner to KEEP the wrists straight. So when the fingers of my left hand are resting on a-s-d-f, wouldn’t one think that q-w-e-r would be up and slightly to the RIGHT of a-s-d-f? Then I could simply extend my fingers, or in the case of 1-2-3-4, extend my arm a little bit.

With q-w-e-r to the left of a-s-d-f, I have to cock my wrist. But isn’t NOT having to cock one’s wrist the whole point? What am I missing here? I have recently developed bi-lateral ‘tennis’ elbow, ostensibly from typing so much in an improper position at my desk. The ergo expert suggested a split keyboard, among other items. If I look at your sketch of the ‘ideal’ typing position, you show the keyboard on a tray that is almost in the lap. Is that correct?

It seems a little low and a bit tight to the body. With this position in mind, my concern with the Sculpt Ergonomic is that it has a large wrist rest.

That will force me to reach forward to get to the keys, taking my arms away from vertical. How is this avoided without having the wrist rest up against my abdomen? In addition, I learned to type on an IBM Selectric typewriter, and, as such, never rest my wrists while typing (they are elevated some 1-2″ above the keyboard). I have always chosen keyboards without wrist rests for these reasons.

Is there some benefit for having/using them? I would be interested in reading any studies on this, as it is my assertion that carpel tunnel and elbow tendon issues were not common back when typing was done on IBM Selectric and similar typewriters, despite having tens of thousands of people typing for hours a day on them. Is that an incorrect assumption?

Looking for guidance and for a recommendation on an ergo keyboard that does not have a wrist rest, with a removable one. BTW, what is the importance of the ‘negative tilt’ I see mentioned in the article?

(ssutherland@spectrasensors.com) •. I’ve now had two Matias Ergo Pro keyboards with massive build quality issues. Their customer support was helpful until the warranties ran out, but I needed multiple replacements before they keyboards sort of worked.

Keys seem to die frequently, cause the key to stop working. According to their own support team, the audio cable that connects the two halves is susceptible to GSM interference, which can cause the keyboard to register random key presses (in my case, it often adds the numbers six or seven into the middle of words). Even when the keyboard is in great condition, keys stick very easily, resulting in the computer registering Shift or CTRL being held. It’s a very expensive keyboard to have problems like this and I wouldn’t recommend the product to anyone. Buy the Kinesis if you want split keys. Man, that sucks. The Ergo Pro is my first mechanical keyboard and I really like it, but it’s not perfect.

I bought mine when they first came out and the first thing I did was replace that cheesy cable. I do still occasionally get a runaway key until I press that key again. It’s not very common or else I would share your dislike. I do agree that for the price you paid for it, they should be able to help you out a little or even replace it. I do definitely recommend ergo keyboards, though.

I can never go back to a keyboard without soft palm supports or without the ability to tent. Sadly, this requirement greatly reduces options.

There are things I would change about the Ergo Pro like backlit keys and a volume roller but there is not a lot of competition in this niche. Another split ergonomic keyboard that rarely appears in tests is the Fujitsu KBPC E. It’s an USB keyboard with adjustable split, three levels of tilt, and detachable integrated palm rests. 89 decent keys with well-designed keycaps and a feel that, for rubber dome keys, is good – maybe a bit wobbly if you’re used to high-end mechanical key switches, but far better than any chiclet or laptop keyboard.

They seem to be somewhat rare in the US for some reason, in Europe they sell for between 30 and 70 EUR (including US layout variants). I also use Sculpt on macOS Sierra. If you experience lag or spotty connections, what you should do first is to check batteries. I had those problems and I immediately went for my voltmeter and saw too low amperes. I replaced the batteries and all problems disappeared.

The same thing happened with the mouse. If you keep getting the problems with the keyboard, just use Karabiner. BTW, I bought another Sculpt, just in case that this one dies on me!!!!!!

It costs me more, as I can use only US version, since UK (and other European versions) suck big with that small “Enter” key. Well, you have two things that you can try. First of all, try changing that dongle, by borrowing one from the shop or from the friend. BTW, I have two dongles, just in case. Next, do not use USB Hubs, unless it is 3.0 Hub, made by some Mac-compatible manufacturer, like Belkin or Anker. Next, try sticking the dongle directly into USB port of the machine. If you use Apple laptop, you might have problems with USB-C, which might require some additional hardware.

If nothing of this helps, then you have another keyboard configured on your macOS. Use Karabiner Elements and fix that.

I bought this at Wirecutter’s suggestion and will be returning. My situation is unusual, in that I’m primarily a Mac person who’s used a wired MS ergo keyboard forever. Wirecutter’s positive review intrigued me. The Sculpt is more elegant and at least as comfortable, ‘tho the key locations and size would take time to adjust to. The reason I’m returning, however, is I because I’m also a BootCamp user. The drill to pick which OS to boot to under BootCamp is to hold down the “alt” key (= to the option key on a Mac keyboard). This has always worked great on a wired MS keyboard.

But with the wireless Sculpt, the pairing evidently isn’t happening fast to let BootCamp display boot-up options. At least this was Apple Care’s verdict when I called for help. To see if it would matter, I also swapped out keyboards, changing from the wired MS keyboard to the Sculpt, *after* I was already booted into Win10. When I then plugged the Sculpt’s mini USB stick into a port on the back of my iMac, Win10 immediately detected the new keyboard and installed software.

I thought aha! Now it will work when I select restart with the alt key pressed to switch OS’s. My conclusion: the Sculpt is incompatible with BootCamp. I use windows pcs and laptops. I have a left arm injury and can hardly pronate my left wrist Normally it sits vertical to a table, and I have at best 15 degrees of pronation. I need a split keyboard where the left portion sits at 75 degrees ie 15 off vertical.

The other wrist will work at that angle too so a tent that is 75 degrees on each side would be fine. I would love to touch type.

I have learned to type with the back of the fingers of my left hand but it is not satisfactory really 🙂 •.