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Title: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 02 March 2014, 19:35:26

What kind of rest is the best? Hard, soft, or inbetween? And for each kind, what brand do you prefer?

For soft, is grifiti good? http://www.amazon.com/Grifiti-Standard-Keyboards-Mechanical-Materials/dp/B004D8PYE2/

For in between, is the ducky one at massdrop good?

For hard, is wood the only choice or are there others?

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: SonOfSonOfSpock on Mon, 03 March 2014, 00:40:42

If it's too soft your hands just sink. The Grifiti is firm, but still has a little cushion. I find the depth of the Grifiti a little too deep. With the Grifiti you can cut it pretty easily and not have a problem if you end up in the same boat as me.

I wouldn't want a solid piece of wood/plastic, but I'd prefer that over something on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 03 March 2014, 00:47:43

Quote from: SonOfSonOfSpock on Mon, 03 March 2014, 00:40:42

If it's too soft your hands just sink. The Grifiti is firm, but still has a little cushion. I find the depth of the Grifiti a little too deep. With the Grifiti you can cut it pretty easily and not have a problem if you end up in the same boat as me.

I wouldn't want a solid piece of wood/plastic, but I'd prefer that over something on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Good to know. Grifiti is pretty much dirt cheap at $14 shipped while ducky is $33 shipped, and it seems like the grifiti is good enough quality to suit my needs

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 03 March 2014, 18:15:26

I'm going to buy the grifiti today and see how it is when it arrives

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: SonOfSonOfSpock on Mon, 03 March 2014, 20:07:38

Hope you like it!

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 05 March 2014, 17:27:42

Got it today

it's too tall, going to have to cut it down later

also its bent a little on the inside so theres a "bubble" but just like my mousepads they should be gone after a bit

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: SonOfSonOfSpock on Wed, 05 March 2014, 21:16:52

Mine was bent too. It was a general flex upwards so that only the edges touched the table when I wasn't resting my hands on it. I thought it was a good height, just too deep. Do you use a normal height keyboard or is it a shorty?

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: Dyslexic on Fri, 07 March 2014, 10:52:44

I can honestly tell you to skip the Ducky if you're going to try something else -- the bottom has absolutely no ability to prevent the rest from sliding around.

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: Latin00032 on Fri, 07 March 2014, 14:01:11

Best wrist rest. Best wrist rest. Best wrist rest. Best wrist rest. Best wrist rest.

Title: Re: What kind of Wrist Rest is the best?
Post by: histevenhere on Thu, 13 March 2014, 18:41:17

Quote from: Dyslexic on Fri, 07 March 2014, 10:52:44

I can honestly tell you to skip the Ducky if you're going to try something else -- the bottom has absolutely no ability to prevent the rest from sliding around.

Oh darnit, I just got the ducky one from massdrop :(.