there are two kinds of companies followers
and leaders some keyboard manufacturers approach the
problem of ergonomics by taking your standard qwerty keyboard and sprinkling
in a little bend here and some separation there
but leaders they have true courage they use
first principles thinking to build new products from the ground up
and the safe type keyboard turns the whole idea of a keyboard
on its side and then down normal
and then on its other side but is this
290 dollar command center the answer to
your rsi cries or are these guys coming
at this from completely the wrong
angle
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okay let's just get this out of the way the safe types layout is pretty
unconventional the alpha portion of the keyboard has been split into two equal
halves and rotated making it the most
3d keyboard we've ever tested more about
why in a moment first let's look at the third section which contains the cursor
controls a number pad and media buttons
and some of these are super handy what a great use of otherwise empty middle
space i'm looking at you kinesis just be
careful to not accidentally hit the
shutdown hotkey during the season finale of scrapyard wars
let's get this out of the way early too this thing looks
weird but it's actually a lot faster to
get used to than you'd probably think all of the keys are in their usual at
least relatively speaking usual spots
and the f and j keys are even bumpier
than normal to help keep you anchored on the home row the only kind of novel key
placement is the extra backspace key
that shifts all the workload from your right pinky to being able to split it
with your left thumb and the thumbs up for that one
another thing that looks weird but is
for a reason is the legend
why are some of the symbols all rotaty
and backwards well
hold on to your carpels my friends because although safe type recommends
that users be proficient touch typists before purchasing one of their keyboards
and we agree you really cannot see what
the heck you're pressing from a natural position
they realize that some keys are used so
infrequently that it might help to be able to take a peek at them and that is
why they include this high vis vest and
hard hat in the box for the dedicated spotter that you'll need to help you
find your way around forward down almost go keep going go
just kidding the real solution is
the keycaps with the reversed lettering and
built-in rear-view mirrors obviously they're adjustable so you can
aim them at the function and number keys or my favorite the control and alt keys
so you can still do all your favorite power moves but like this
not like this power moves like this
pro tip you can actually also use them to keep an eye out for your boss during
not safe for work lunch breaks but let's
get seriously here what the hell were they thinking
designing a keyboard like this well it turns out that there are three damaging
postures associated with typical keyboard use
ulnar deviation which happens when your wrists go like this
extension which is when your wrists do that
and pronation which is when your hands are like oh
okay that last one actually doesn't look that bad but it actually causes the two
major bones in your forearms to scissor
pinching nerves and blood vessels safety claims to address all of these
issues without transferring the stress to other parts of your body like the
neck and shoulders i say
your mileage may vary somewhat because depending on some other factors you may
actually end up in a worse posture than you would have with your good
old-fashioned 104 key because here's the thing
it's clear that the vertical hand position is going to keep your arms from
pronating so scratch that one off the list
but ulnar deviation that depends more on your desk setup if
it's too high your wrists are going to be above your elbows
no good and if you can't lower your desk what
you're going to have to do is raise your chair
i ended up with my feet dangling also not ideal
on the bright side you can solve that with a couple of blocks under the back
of the board so maybe a v2 will come with feet but uh it's not something
that's included in the box and finally as for extension safety says
the most orthopedically neutral position is achieved by starting with your arms
at your sides and then using only your biceps to lift the arms until they're
perpendicular to the ground but then you've got to hold your arms up like
that the whole time you're typing who wants to do that i'd probably end up
with my elbows on the chair's armrests after two minutes and that's just gonna
bend my wrists more so it is this ergonomic keyboard for you
well if you have the right setup like a
standing desk or one with a dropped keyboard tray then the health benefits
could be real but the membrane key switches are pretty mushy
moving your hand from the outside to the inside is crazy inefficient and the
build quality is average
for like 15 years ago it kind of comes
down to whether you want to invest the extra 60 dollars and the learning time
into an advantage to or if you need an
ergonomic keyboard that you can type proficiently on right this minute i mean
it's got a 30-day money-back guarantee it works on Windows and mac is available
in north america and europe so you know why am i even bothering with this
conclusion just go [ __ ] it go for it it's just money like whatever it's after
six it's time to go home
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