Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Oct 24 '00
Pros: truly alleviates muscle strain
Cons: adjustment period; expensive
Summary: ...was a week after I started using this keyboard 6 months ago. I don't have any diagnosed syndromes like RSI, but since I work at a computer all day and tend to be a fast typer, my hands and fingers usually ache by mid-day.
When I finally ... read more
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Feb 15 '02
Pros: light keys, ctrl/alt/enter/etc are thumb operations, highly programmable, professional feel
Cons: cost, SHIFT key still pinky operated, macro feature occasionally locks up
Summary: First of all it is important to read this in context. Without context, this review would be less relevant to you as the reader.
I am a 28 year old computer programmer. I've been programming since I was 10 years old (QuickBasic, Turbo Pascal, ... read more
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Jan 07 '01
Pros: excellent positioning of alpha, arrow and delete keys
Cons: none I can think of
Summary: I’m a professional writer with repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) in both arms: carpal tunnel syndrome in one, tendonitis in the other. So my husband bought me a Kinesis Classic M/PC ergonomic keyboard for Christmas.
The unit features a ... read more
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Jun 23 '00
Pros: lets you type without pain
Cons: takes a few hours to get used to it.
Summary: They'll have to pry this keyboard out of my cold, dead fingers. . .which will never happen, because the Kinesis keyboard is very kind to fingers, wrists and tendons. I type reports for hours at a time, and I couldn't do without this keyboard. I started ... read more
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Mar 31 '00
Pros: Most comfortable keyboard made, 5 stars for ergonomics!
Cons: Macro feature sometimes locks up keyboard BIOS requiring reboot.
Summary: These keyboards are awesome, despite their price cost. I have 2 at work and 2 at home. I use the Professional QD model with the DVORAK keys. I can type way faster than I used to be able to on a standard keyboard/standard layout. It did take some time to ... read more
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Mar 26 '00
Pros: no pain!
Cons: a little adjustment time
Summary: Oh, what a lifesaver. After almost a year with serious RSI (to the point where I would wake up in the middle of the night from pain and numbness in my wrists) I decided I had to do something about it.
After careful research I settled on the ... read more
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Jan 04 '00
Pros: Great design; incredible flexibility in programming; durable; really good tech support.
Cons: No good for hunt-and-peckers; expensive
Summary: From its stylish design (it's the keyboard used by K in "Men In Black", minus a paint job) to its easy feel, the Contour keyboard is a definite win for anyone concerned enough about their health to see that the ergo keyboards provided by Microsoft and ... read more
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