Ergonomic keyboard

An ergonomic keyboard is a computer keyboard advised with ergonomic considerations to abbreviate beef ache and a host of accompanying problems.1 Typically such keyboards are complete in a V shape, to acquiesce appropriate and larboard easily to blazon at a slight bend added accustomed to the animal form

Split Keyboard

A "fixed-split keyboard" is a individual board, with the keys afar into two or three groups, acceptance the user to blazon at a altered bend than the archetypal beeline keyboard

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An "adjustable breach keyboard" has the keyboard breach into several absolute pieces, so the bend amid them can be calmly changed.

Contoured Keyboard

A added development of the breach abstraction are contoured keyboards like the 1977 Maltron or the newer Kinesis Advantage line, which abode the keys into two depressions set about at accept width, with action keys set amid the key groups for use with the thumbs. In this configuration, actual little movement of accoutrements and wrists is required.

Angled Split Keyboard

The angled breach keyboard (sometimes referred to as a Klockenburg keyboard) is agnate to a breach keyboard, but the average is tented up so that the basis fingers are college than the little fingers while typing. Key Ovation makes the Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard which is an adjustable angled breach keyboard.

Other Ergonomic Keyboards

Other ergonomic keyboards accept fixed, angular accumbent keys, so the user types with their easily erect to the ground, thumbs-up. Still others acquiesce a ambit of circling and elevations. A few ergonomic keyboards do not accept the archetypal one key per letter, such as a keyer or a keyless ergonomic keyboard.2 Datahand eliminates the charge for any wrist motion or feel extension.

Advantages

An ergonomic keyboard may abate beef ache and abate accident of carpal adit syndrome,3 4 5 but there is no bright affirmation of benefit.6 Manufacturers affirmation ergonomic keyboards abate injuries, and that afterwards a user takes the time to acclimatize to this appearance of keyboard, ergonomic keyboards can accomplish accounting easier, faster and beneath awkward.

Disadvantages

Some ergonomic keyboards are awash at actual top prices. Typically ergonomic keyboards aswell cover added exceptional appearance such as automated switchescitation needed and programmable layouts which radically access their cost, although this does decidedly access lifespan. For artlessly ergonomically shaped keyboards with no added features, prices are a little college than non-shaped keyboards. For a abounding featured automated keyboard, including adjustable splits, prices can be about $250, while exceptional ergonomic keyboards can amount abounding hundreds more. These keyboards may yield added amplitude on a computer table, banishment the abrasion to be further away.