I’ve been speaking to our VP about keyboards - he was curious about the boards I had lying around and mentioned he’s looking for something lower impact, as he suspects he’s starting to get arthritis. He types a ton, it’s basically his entire job to write proposals and emails.

I don’t know if he’s quite ready to jump off the deep end for something like a ZSA Voyager, and most likely he’ll end up trying a mass produced scissor switch board with a numpad first… but are there any other recommendations in between a $100 mass produced logitech ergo board and a $350+ ZSA that are ortho & low profile?

  • somewordendinginIx@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I have come from the ergo side as I have had pretty bad RSI in the past. I have a Perixx PERIBOARD which I got to replace an MS ergo keyboard after I dumped coffee over it and needed a new keyboard the same day.

    It’s pretty good, quality is good, the wrist rest is hard plastic and feels it but it’s not bad. I spend all day, every day typing and it’s held up pretty well. Haven’t had any issues with connections, wireless works fine. It’s robust, keys feel OK. It’s not a $300 keyboard but honestly feels better than the $60 it costs. If you’re starting out on the ergo trail, I recommend considering them at least.