There are keyboards for people who want a truly ergonomic input system and there are keyboards for fanboys
Kinesis advantage 2 is for the first kind and ergodox is for the fanboys
The most efficient tools are usually the most ugly and boring ones
Kinesis advantage 2 is for the first kind and ergodox is for the fanboys
The most efficient tools are usually the most ugly and boring ones
Just to take my own example, I’m unable to use the Kinesis Advantage because the bones in my right wrist are curved following an old injury. I’m physically incompatible with that keyboard.
But split keyboards work great for me! I can rotate one side to accommodate my arm’s curve. Kinesis Freestyle is great for this. Ergodox also works.
By your logic, I guess this makes me a fanboy?
My point is that different people have different ergonomic needs, requiring different devices. It’s stupid as hell to turn this kind of thing into in-group status symbol pecking. The market for these devices exists because one size does not fit all.
There are some specific use case in which Ergodox is better but most of the time the best choice is to go with Kinesis.
Probably could have said just this and it would have communicated your point without coming across as a condescending asshole.
> Kinesis advantage 2 is for the first kind and ergodox is for the fanboys
Maybe it's true, but I bought the Moonlander (same brand as ergodox) for ergonomic reasons. It allowed my hands to be more in line with my shoulders and reduced shoulder pain/tightness I would have at the end of the day.
I want to try the Kinesis advantage, but one thing stopping me is the fact that it's not a split keyboard. I think it's likely my natural arm position is wider than the Kinesis.
> The most efficient tools are usually the most ugly and boring ones
I think there's some truth to this, but speaking it as such an absolute truth seems misguided.
* More affordable.
* More portable.
* More configurable, both hardware and software.
Under your last statement, an Ergodox would be the more efficient tool for quite some people.