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Title: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: H-Man on Thu, 14 April 2016, 21:21:17

I am just a college student suffering from RSI. Tried to use regular keyboards, rubber dome and mechanical caused me too much grief. After 10 years, I gave up and switched to a PS2 MS ergo that I got at the thrift store for $3. That bought me about a year. I switched to Dvorak (took me 6 weeks to adjust) and that bought me about 2 years. As reports got longer, I observed how I was mistyping things and realized that staggered columns were an issue for me. A bit of searching found me the kinesis and I found one on craigslist for cheap. The rest is history.

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: beehatch on Thu, 14 April 2016, 21:40:28

Stay, just don't get into artisan keycaps.

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: xtrafrood on Fri, 15 April 2016, 18:46:07

Welcome :D I had a ms ergonomic board years ago that I loved until it stopped registering some of the keys. If Kinesis boards weren't so hulk-like I would seriously consider them

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 15 April 2016, 19:12:56

Always wanted to try a Kinesis, they look awesome. Think I would need one with linears.

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 17 April 2016, 05:37:52

Welcome to Geekhack!

It's been a long journey for you, but glad you've finally found a solution to your RSI.  Or at least a way to work with it.

There is an ergonomics (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=125.0) section, where you're welcome to share your experience.  Perhaps it will help someone else :)

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: izilla on Thu, 21 April 2016, 20:49:13

Welcome to the forum I do not have RSI but I do get swollen knuckles and tight joints in my hands every now and again (might be RSI I am just in denial). But there are newer solutions besides the kinesis I have used a couple of their early models but not for an extended period of time. I am getting a UHK from Crowd Supply later this year and an Ergodox too because I think the split keyboard is a cool idea. I will report back after some use with my results.

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: cozmonort on Fri, 22 April 2016, 09:21:18

Welcome to GH, just need to exercise considerable restraint... Something I fail at.... *shakes fist at Bro's 420 sale*

Title: Re: I'm cheap. This may not be the best forum for me.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 24 April 2016, 02:46:27

Quote from: cozmonort on Fri, 22 April 2016, 09:21:18

Welcome to GH, just need to exercise considerable restraint... Something I fail at.... *shakes fist at Bro's 420 sale*

The trick is to only get the keycaps you really want to see on your keyboard.

Just imagine having the keycap on the keyboard in front of you, or a small pile of cash sitting next to the keyboard.  Then ask yourself which you would prefer.