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You know, it would be easier to get an ergonomic keyboard if they were priced better.

Which now made me go look around. Has anyone used this before - Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Ergonomic-Keyboard-Business-...

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I've been using one for a few months now. The layout has good comfortable placement, but the key feel is horribly mushy for my tastes. Very very rubbery, and I've occasionally had a key get stuck which is really confusing the first time it happens.

It's a stop gap while I wait for the King's Assembly to hopefully start shipping.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/70308014/kings-assembly...

I'm still of the opinion that you should drop a good amount on your keyboard. It's your hands/wrists. You only get two of them. Once they go, you can kiss your software development career goodbye. The initial sticker price will suck but, if anything you can maybe write it off, assuming it's for work.

I'm kind of a stickler about this because my wrists were in pain for a solid 2 years. Sucked so much.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/comfortable-ergo-keyboard/

Disclosure: That's not my blog, and I don't own the keyboard. I do use a Microsoft Natural keyboard, which I like.

Thanks. I did see this and it's why I sort of narrowed down to that one. Amazon Q&A has it working on Linux so I might try it for myself. I was just wondering if anyone else had used it over an extended period of time.

I'm using this one at work which is quite similar.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Natural-Ergonomic-Keyboard-B...

It feels much less straining to type on compared to a regular laptop keyboard. I got it after I started having RSI and it has worked wonders combined with other treatments

The Sculpt doesn't have mechanical switches.

https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/the-model-01-an-heir...

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