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geekhack Community => Ergonomics => Topic started by: EscapeVelocity on Mon, 08 June 2015, 00:58:47

Title: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: EscapeVelocity on Mon, 08 June 2015, 00:58:47

So opposed to flat keyboards vs things like the classic KeyTronic or IMB M?

Title: Re: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: Melvang on Mon, 08 June 2015, 01:16:23

Quote from: EscapeVelocity on Mon, 08 June 2015, 00:58:47

So opposed to flat keyboards vs things like the classic KeyTronic or IMB M?

Depends a lot on many other factors in your setup.  Some of which include

Personal preferences
Height of keyboard
height of chair
your personal height
angle of your forearms
etc

The biggest thing is keeping your wrists parallel to your forearms, and not letting your palms/hands rest on anything while actually typing.

Title: Re: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 June 2015, 07:59:28

Ergodox....

Title: Re: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 08 June 2015, 16:04:04

Can you explain what you mean by “rising keyboard”?

Title: Re: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: EscapeVelocity on Mon, 08 June 2015, 18:37:05

what I mean is that the rows of keys climb higher like steppes on the side of a mountain each row up.

Title: Re: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: quake4mhg on Fri, 12 June 2015, 14:35:20

It helps. I'm a small guy, I lean less forward to spam function keys. That's why I like some oem keycaps with row5. And feet set to the highest.

Title: Re: How much does a rising keyboard help in typing comfort?
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 13 June 2015, 23:03:48

See https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=62444