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Please recommend an ergonomic mechanical keyboard (self.technology)

submitted 1 year ago by s3rvant to c/technology

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I'm looking to replace my Logitech Wave with an ergonomic mechanical keyboard and would appreciate any recommendations from the community here.

Prefer cherry brown or red switches and a single piece design (not a fan of the 2-piece keyboards). Also prefer a number pad though not required as I can always add one separately if needed.

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[–] iamstevenrivers 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Slightly different answer, but one of the BEST decisions I ever made in life was learning how to use the Dvorak keyboard layout. It's a massive pain at first but you'll never regret it. Sorted out all my RSI.

[–] Hundun 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pretty much any layout is better than QWERTY. Dvorak is pretty cool, but I would also encourage people to check out layouts, optimized for ergonomic typing through statistical analysis, like Workman or Colemak.

[–] s3rvant 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've heard of the dvorak layout but yeah, that initial learning curve... :D

[–] TemperateFox 2 points 1 year ago

Colemak is meant to have most of the benefits of dvorak with a much smaller learning curve.

[–] suburBeebiTcH 1 points 1 year ago

I have not learned dvorak yet (but may need to due to my EDS/finger subluxations), I highly recommend buying an all blank keyboard or covering the letters. I was slow to learn touch typing but finally took the plunge with a blank keyboard from Das Keyboard, and it was maybe more frustrating in the short term but very fast learning.

I have a feeling you are looking for a fancier ergonomic keyboard but Das Keyboards tenkeyless works well for me.