Kinesis Ergonomics Contour Keyboard

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

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I am a 28 year old computer programmer. I've been programming since I was 10 years old (QuickBasic, Turbo Pascal,...

Pros: excellent positioning of alpha, arrow and delete keys
Cons: none I can think of

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...

Pros: truly alleviates muscle strain
Cons: adjustment period; expensive

...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...

Pros: lets you type without pain
Cons: takes a few hours to get used to it.

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...

Pros: Most comfortable keyboard made, 5 stars for ergonomics!
Cons: Macro feature sometimes locks up keyboard BIOS requiring reboot.

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...

Pros: no pain!
Cons: a little adjustment time

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...

Pros: Great design; incredible flexibility in programming; durable; really good tech support.
Cons: No good for hunt-and-peckers; expensive

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...