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My ideal keyboard would be a DasKeyboard Model S with the layout of Microsoft's Natural Ergonomic Desktop keyboard. I am befuddled as to why neither DasKeyboard or EliteKeyboards make an ergonomic model.

I know the Model M came in a split model, but they are extremely expensive (when they can be found).

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The Kinesis Advantage uses the same Cherry keyswitches as a Das Keyboard, and has a split ergo layout:

http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/advantage.htm

I've been tempted before but the layout looks a bit extreme. Does it take a while to get used to or is it a pretty easy switch?

I tried a Kinesis like that a few years ago and couldn't stand it.

If Microsoft made a Natural keyboard with slightly clacky keys (or even the original Natural keyboard again) I'd buy a couple dozen of them and stay with them for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, the keyboard folks at MS have been doing a poorer and poorer job over the last few years; the most recent ones (from the 4000 up) are squishy-keyed disasters that I can't type on reliably. [Don't get me started on F-lock. What were they /thinking/?]

It's a very easy transition.

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