« Reply #56 on: Tue, 20 April 2010, 17:55:07 »
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Slight quibble with this guy for me... MS did a good job on the right side of the board, but not so much on the left side. Because of the ergo angle, the modifier keys on the left side actually get farther away from your thumb. Also, the buttons appear to be much more thumb friendly than on other keyboards, but because of unusually shaped center keys, it's not as close as it may seem... better than a conventional board, but not as convient as it looks.
You won't really notice it much when you're doing normal typing, but in mousing and using left handed shortcuts at the same time, your left arm may change to a straighter angle as you shift your body weight toward the mouse as is natural when you're doing anything that requires higher precision. Think of how you distribute your body weight when you're writing. You go toward your writing hand.
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