Author Topic: The Kinesis Advantage, Unicomp Space Saver, and Das Keyboard -- two years later (Read 2765 times)

thousandstars · « **on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 18:39:17 »

In response to a query from a reader, I wrote a long post on, as the title implies, what I think of the Kinesis Advantage, Unicomp Space Saver, and Das Keyboard two years later. There's been a flurry of hits on the "The Story's Story" from here lately, which is funny coming in tandem with the e-mail that prompted this post.

Anyhow, the tl;dnr version is that I'm using the Advantage because of its unique layout, which seems superior to me to the benefits or potential benefits of the Space Saver / Customizer.

hella · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 18:57:14 »

Thanks for the awesome review dude! Long-term keyboard reviews are more helpful than the average sub-six month after purchase reviews. I like your casual approach to keyboard switches and your go-with-the-flow preferences are similar to my own.

In your review you said you'd kill for a buckling spring ergonomic kinesis advantage. Have you ever thought about a Lexmark/IBM Model M15?

thousandstars · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 19 July 2011, 00:39:01 »

"Have you ever thought about a Lexmark/IBM Model M15? "

No. They look hard to find, and I don't think I'd like one as much as I like the "scooped" shape of the Advantage. I'm surprised no one else has come along to make an Advantage knockoff—$300 really is a lot of cash—but I guess that's how it goes, at least for now.

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 19 July 2011, 00:42:07 »

Quote from: thousandstars;383151

"Have you ever thought about a Lexmark/IBM Model M15? "

No. They look hard to find, and I don't think I'd like one as much as I like the "scooped" shape of the Advantage. I'm surprised no one else has come along to make an Advantage knockoff—$300 really is a lot of cash—but I guess that's how it goes, at least for now.

Maltron is the original.
The design patents are in force for a few more years. A knock-off could be about $200.

sordna · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 19 July 2011, 01:12:14 »

I tried a friend's Maltron and liked it, however the Kinesis' awesome programmability, and now the Cherry MX Red switches in the LF model have made the Kinesis unbeatable for me.

False_Dmitry_II · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 19 July 2011, 01:23:31 »

That was more of a Kinesis two years later article.

All it did with a das is mention that it existed, but had blue switches (and I don't know why it even says that, since brown das boards are very much available).

Same with the unicomp, just by saying that BS switches would be preferred.

ch_123 · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 19 July 2011, 07:43:46 »

Claims that the Browns and Blues feel the same are... unusual, to say the least.

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Author Topic: The Kinesis Advantage, Unicomp Space Saver, and Das Keyboard -- two years later (Read 2765 times)