KINESIS Freestyle2 USB-A Ergonomic Keyboard w/ VIP3 Lifters for PC (9" Separation) (KB820PB-US)

Went to hand therapist for ways to keep my hands from hurting with Carpal Tunnel. Almost cried when I saw her "tented" keyboard. It is truly awesome and so helpful for the different positions which it goes into: higher so your hands are not stressed or stretched out. Has a resting pad on both left and write keyboards. Highly recommend.

It seems I type all day, and have gone through keyboards, have broken keys, and have particular criteria I need in a keyboard, and specific things I don't want.Important to me: ergonomic is #1. And part of that includes NOT having a numeric keypad attached. It means I have to over-reach and take my hands off the keyboard to use my mouse which slows me down. I've used the Microsoft Sculpt and loved it -- that is, until the doggle (?, the USB thing you plug into your computer) stopped communicating to the keyboard. So I bought another one. Except the new one had the same problem the old one developed after several years of great use. So I returned it.And the search was one. I got another one which had the same problem (the lag time between hitting the keys and it typing was either terribly slow, or the keys I typed never showed up. And then I started reviewing the reviews much more thoroughly, and it seemed NONE of the reviews of the ergonomic keyboards without numeric keypads had unanimously positive reviews.Except 2: one of them was about $200 + an additional $150 or $200 for the lifters. Well, if this thing works best with the lifters (which all reviews say it does), why would that not be included? Plus, it had features I didn't like and didn't really want, including bright red, blue and green lights on the keys, and keys you could program (largely for programmers, which I am not).Another feature I want is for the caps lock key to be backlit so I can tell at a glance if it's on or not.And then a friend sent me the link to this keyboard. It had all the features I wanted, none of the features I didn't want . . . at a fraction of the price. And the reviews were ALL positive.It's still costs more than the average run-of-the mill keyboard. But, when my friend compared it to when he buys a guitar.... he doesn't mind spending the money on a Les Paul.Well, my keyboard is how I make music!, and so I decided to go for it. It's my Les Paul!It was instant plug-and-play, I have the lifters in the halfway position, and am totally in love with it.It took zero time to get used to. So what that it has a cord.This keyboard is a dream. I'm so grateful to have found it!!!!!! You won't be disappointed.Oh, one more little thing. I use the little bumps that remind my fingers when they're on the home keys (or not!). These little bumps were rather little, and hard to sense. So I just added a little thing (a textured tape) to make the bumps bigger, and now my fingers find the home keys without my having to look!

This keyboard fixed my shoulder pain after about 2 days of using it. I write code all day and this really helped improve my desk posture. I only give this keyboard 4 stars because it lacks a few key features I feel like it should have at this price:1: no backlight - this is annoying in low lighting situations.2: I find the blue secondary labels on the keys for when it is in 'fn' mode hard to read due to low contrast. If the keyboard had a backlight, it could be used to change the colors of the keys in 'fn' mode and that would greatly improve the typing experience3: the "Insert" key is in "fn" mode - this is very annoying when pasting lines in a console with"Shit + Insert".I bought 2 of these so that I can have one at home and one at work. I also bought a number pad for work because the "fn" mode number pad is too hard to read/learn. I would gladly upgrade to a version with some simple backlights, and a better placement of the "Insert" key.

I love, LOVE this new keyboard. About 15 years ago, I had my left wrist fused because of arthritic pain, which means that I can't rotate my had at all at the write, only the elbow. Therefore, flat keyboards are just terrible for me now, and as a result, I've tried about every "ergonomic" keyboard that I could find. This is by far the best ability I've had to adjust the keyboard to fit my needs -- tilt, splay, spread apart. It's fantastic.In addition, the keys have a very nice touch, firm but not stiff. I have also never had a keyboard with Windows hotkeys before, so having COPY, CUT, PASTE, DEL, and UNDO are a real bonus for me, saving the CTRL-(key) combos that these replace. Since all of those are on the lower left side of a normal keyboard, my frozen wrist makes it more difficult to do these than normal. I almost never use a keypad, so that's not at issue with me. I could not be happier!

This thing is amazing! It does plug in doesn’t have a battery. But this has spoiled me from all other keyboard. Definitely helps with hand cramping. Will not regret!

The adjustable angle has really helped with the pain in my arms. I like the quiet keys, too; it's less intrusive when I'm having a conversation.

I've been using this as my daily driver at work for over 6 months now. It is very comfortable and helped with growing carpal tunnel problems. Also helped correct years of bad typing habits.BUT: there is a key ghosting issue on the left hand side. If you hold left shift and a middle row key like ASD, the keyboard will not register a press on the keys directly above. So I constantly get blocked when trying to type "DE" with the "E" getting dropped and other similar annoying situations. Would make this absolutely useless as a gaming keyboard. There is a firmware update available on the manufacturer website, but it did not help at all. Otherwise this would be a perfect 5 star product.