Keyboard Recommendations?

thetza · Post by **thetza** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:34 am

At the moment, I've been coding for almost 14 hours straight and my wrist is killing me. what kind of keyboards do y'all use? I'm willing to shell out $50+ if there's a durable one out there. I have rather big hands if that matters (big enough to palm a basketball). I've been considering going dvorak (does that really help?), but I hesitate b/c I'm a vi user...
thanks

Tsuroerusu · Post by **Tsuroerusu** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:40 am

I use a three year old Logitech iTouch Internet Navigator with Cola in it

Gomer_X · Post by **Gomer_X** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:40 pm

Stay away from newer IBM keyboards. Mine has some problems with repeating characters (when I don't want them to repeat).

My OEM HP keyboard was very durable and comfortable, althought that's the only component from that system that lasted more than 2 years.

If you can get a Dell Quietkey, they're pretty good. I've got one at work I've been pounding on for a couple years 8 hours a day. It's showing a little wear on the <CTRL> and <ALT> keys, but other than that it's solid and very comfortable.

As far as the aftermarket, I always go to Dan's Data for reviews of that kind of stuff. He's a fan of the older IBM buckling spring boards and their clones. You'll have a hard time getting one for $50, though.

Jza · Post by **Jza** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:51 pm

What ever happened to those ergonomical keyboards that you can even raise on a ^ form so your wrist don't have to bend. I think thats the one you might want but then again it doesnt look like people can get used to that easily.

I google for ergonomic keyboards and find the one I was talking about however it seems they have newer (better?) models.

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