Ergonomic Keyboards May not Be so Ergonomic Afterall
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You must have heard about the ergonomic keyboards which were first launched by Microsoft sometime ago. Though these concepts seemed cool, many of the people who used them reported that they were not actually ergonomic. The keys are separated and thus create a problem for those who prefer different hands.
The ones that prefer left hand may find it incredibly difficult to use these keyboards. Moreover, even among netbooks, the normal keyboards are quite manageable though they are a huge pain. Another factor that we need to consider is that when we use one of these ergonomic keyboards, we will have to learn typing all over again, almost.
Though these are meant to be easy and nice to use, the strange design will create problems for those who are well adjusted to the conventional styled keyboards. I would say, these keyboards may need further development especially if they are being used on smaller netbooks, Anyway they can only be used for smaller ones as the conventional keyboards are just fine for the larger laptops or desktops.
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nabil said on Thursday, April 16, 2009, 21:58
This article really isn’t thought out at all.
The part about having to relearn how to type is not educated at all.
its just a different layout that almost never takes more than a day or two to get used to.
These keyboards aren’t meant for the average user. They are for those who would be typing a lot or otherwise just spending much time on a computer. It would only be the casual user who isn’t as technologically savvy as the rest of the world that would not find comfort in these keyboards.
And typing isnt like writing with a pen and pencil, there is no left handedness to typing at all.
To prefer to type with one hand again is speaking only of the casual user who apparently isnt doing work important enough for 2 hand use of a keyboard in the 1st place to these keyboards definitely are not for them. Typing is a two handed deal which makes for faster typing.
Bottom line these keyboards definitely are easier on the hands for those who actually would be using keyboards enough to notice a difference. I’ve been using ergo keyboards for years and i would never switch back.