I had a nice thread here a month and decided to buy a Kinesis Freestyle to replace my old Datadesk. The feel of the keys on the Kinesis is very nice and the overall layout is nice, BUT there are two serious problems which I feel are mistakes. To repeat them, they are:
1 the layout of the ZXCVB keys is more like a traditional keyboard and
not like an ergonomic one. What I mean is that the B key is down and
to the right of the G key whereas in an ergo keyboard, like my
Datadesk, the B is below and slightly to the left of the G.
If I put my hands on the home position and close my eyes and let my
fingers naturally curl in towards the palm, the right fingers land on
the correct keys, but the left hand lands a half key off. This seems
to be a real pity. On my Datadesk the top left corner of the B is
adjacent to the bottom right corner of the F. In this Kinesis, those
two corners are about a half inch away from each other.
2 a touch typist types a 6 with this right hand. This keyboard puts
the 6 on the LEFT keyboard. It's bizarre and I believe it's a mistake.
But now what should I do? The Datadesk now feels so HARD to press the keys, but the ZXCVB are perfect, as is the 6.
I suppose I could get uTRON or the fancy fancy keyboard from Kinesis or Maltron. Even the cheaper one at Kinesis, however, is 3 times the keyboard I am trying to return.
Any advice for a guy who just wants a good ergo keyboard?