[modernerd]

I had the same experience. After trying Dvorak and Colemak and even stenography for a while I decided it was time to explore more hardware.

Went from mouse → trackpad → trackball. I tried fingerballs and thumbballs and settled on the Logitech MX Ergo (thumbball). Using the digit with the strongest muscles makes a lot of sense to me, although it helps to have bigger hands.

I wouldn't go back to a trackpad, even with the loss of gestures (I just use keyboard/trackball shortcuts instead), and I wouldn't go back to a mouse — pushing a rock repeatedly to move a pointer around the screen just feels weird to me now, and I notice wrist cramp within an hour.

Similar story with keyboards. I went Apple Magic Wireless → Ergodox EZ → Microsoft Surface Ergo (the default angle works great for me so I don't have to adjust anything and I like the single piece of hardware over the Ergodox; it's easier to move between rooms). I have the Keyboardio Atreus on order and am looking forward to comparing that. It seems like the perfect balance between size, features, hackability, and ergonomics to me.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyboardio/atreus