Sure it makes him sound like he’s got a teleprinter machine pumping out the news in the back of his office, but for some reason the idea of a mechanical keyboard appealed to me. It simply has a few keys in the middle that are wider than normal to provide a bit of a spread between your hands.įellow WesternDev Simon Timms makes use of a clickety-clackety keyboard and swears up and down by it’s Cherry keys. Make no mistake, this is not an ergonomic keyboard.

Historically I’ve used a Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard 5000 and it has served me well.

Since I spent no less than 8 hours a day in front of a computer, choosing a keyboard and mouse combination is pretty important for me. If I don’t, and a good example of this is if I use a built in laptop keyboard for a two to three 8+ hour days in a row, I will get crippling pain in my fore-arm and elbow. Ever since I have to watch the peripherals that I use when I work for long periods on the computer. As I said in the podcast, years ago when I worked on a factory line I got carpal tunnel really bad. Back in February I joined a bunch of the other WesternDevs to talk about Ergonomics and one of the topics we touched on was ergonomic keyboards.

Best wireless ergonomic keyboard 2016