[melling]

He's using a Kinesis keyboard, which does seem to come up a lot in ergonomic discussions. Does it offer anything over a Tek (https://www.trulyergonomic.com/store/index.php)?

[jseliger]

Does it offer anything over a Tek (https://www.trulyergonomic.com/store/index.php)?

The answer appears to be "yes:" I'm typing on one right now, and the large separation between the key wells makes for a MUCH better experience.

I haven't used a Tek and so can't speak directly to it, but I"m guessing that the key well separation is the Kinesis advantage.

(I wrote more about it here: http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on...).

[breadbox]

That keyboard has the aligned key columns, which I think are a big part of Kinesis's advantage. But I also love the two wells for the separated halves, which helps minimize extra motion. Plus the wide variety of thumb keys.

[subsection1h]

The main benefit of the Kinesis Contoured for me is that the Ctrl and Alt buttons are pressed by my thumbs, not my pinkies. No Emacs pinky for me.

[thinkling]

Same here. Reducing the weird reach for modifiers is a big advantage of the Kinesis.