Review – Kinesis Advantage
I talked about my wrist hurting in one of my earlier posts which prompted me to check out and buy several keyboards, mice, and trackballs with the hopes that one of them might alleviate the pain once and for all! First up for review is the Kinesis Advantage Ergonomic Keyboard. I will update this post as I get more acquainted with this keyboard but, for now, here’s a first use review. Sorry for the crappy audio! I’m saving up for a good quality microphone and soundcard but this would do for now. Like what any good Geekysaur would do, I compared my typing speed on my Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with that on the Kinesis Advantage. I average around 120WPM on a normal QWERTY keyboard and did 102WPM on my first run on the Blackwidow. Switching to the Kinesis Advantage, I did 25WPM on the first try. Note that this was the first time ever that I used the Kinesis Advantage and it feels like it really takes a lot of getting used to. First Impression The Kinesis Advantage feels plasticky and the function keys are rubbery. I expected more from a USD 269 keyboard with regards to the build quality but it’s not a dealbreaker. The concave “letter wells” will force you to use the right fingers for hitting keys which really takes a lot of...
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