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by FFP999 951 days ago
An ergonomic split keyboard. Suddenly I can type without rotating my shoulders inward. Which in turn means more room in my chest for my lungs to expand. The difference was not subtle. Learning to touch-type on this thing took a while but was totally worth it.
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astroid 951 days ago
For me it was the Glove80 -- it is kind of mid-range pricewise in this space (but still around $400), but it immediately solved my RSI pain and they offer a ton of accessories like quick release mounts you can use to set each side up on a chair arm for example.

I debated getting something like the Freestyle 2, but I had a suspicion the the curvature following the shape of your hand was going to be a key feature, and I think I was right. No regrets.

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SOLAR_FIELDS 951 days ago
A popular and reasonably affordable option that I used for years is the Kinesis brand (I used a Freestyle 2).

I don't really have ergo problems like other people though, and a regular 10 key Filco Majestouch 2 is my daily driver now. But I did like the Freestyle when I used it. It's worthwhile to get the angular stand kit that is an addon when you buy it (I believe it cost an extra $30 USD or so when I got it, but that was years ago)

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sethammons 949 days ago
learning to touch type on the ergodox-ez was a barrier for me. I went from 70wpm to like 20. I'm sure it would have came back up after some time, but I just went with a Cloud9 Split Mechanical because it is _just_ like using the microsoft ergo 4000. I had no drop in typing speed adopting it; if anything, my speed immediately improved.
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FFP999 947 days ago
The EZ is the keyboard I have. I found that almost harder than getting used to the layout, was the extra pressure that's required, going from using the squishy keyboard that came free with my last desktop machine to something with mechanical switches.
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blotato 951 days ago
Yes! Kinesis ergonomic keyboard changed my life then i moved to Moonlander so i could rest the split keyboard on each arm of my recliner
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FFP999 951 days ago
I've been meaning to get a longer TRRS cable so I can go s u p e r w i d e and release my shoulders even a little more. It's good suff.
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