[Call for nominees] Best ergonomic input device 2012

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webwit
Wild Duck

23 Nov 2012, 21:19

Please suggest nominees for the Best ergonomic input device in 2012. You have to give a short motivation for each suggestion. It is not a requirement that the device was released in 2012. If you think a vintage device was the best, you can suggest it.

Current suggestions (this list is frequently updated):

The μTRON keyboard
The ErgoDox project
The Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
The AlphaGrip
Kinesis Advantage
Cherry G80-5000
Datahand Professional II
Truly Ergonomic

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HaaTa
Master Kiibohd Hunter

24 Nov 2012, 02:12

muTron, it has gotten a bunch of interest this year (few people, looking to buy one; I'll be in Japan next year for a few months if anyone is interested in one).

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litster

24 Nov 2012, 09:05

Have to include ErgoDox in this catagory.

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dirge

24 Nov 2012, 09:48

ergodox and all that were involved in it :)

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fossala
Elite +1

24 Nov 2012, 09:49

How can the ergo dox be in it if it isn't finished or for sale?

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Jim66

24 Nov 2012, 09:56

I'm also going to go muTron. I don't own one but i rrreeeaaalllyyy want one.

mSSM

24 Nov 2012, 11:13

I would totally put the ErgoDox in there, although it is not finished yet. :( But there are samples floating around, and some people already have a prototype...?

Thion

24 Nov 2012, 12:38

The Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. Aside from the obvious unfinished ErgoDox, for many users, especially in an office, this is the product that brings the most improvement... in my opinion this KB would be a fine Layout for a reboot with Topre switches and a Trackpoint.

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fossala
Elite +1

24 Nov 2012, 12:41

Not used one but can't see how any of these can compete for egonomics with the datahand.

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Ascaii
The Beard

24 Nov 2012, 12:46

Nominating the alphagrip. Recently started playing around with mine again.

mSSM

24 Nov 2012, 13:21

fossala wrote:Not used one but can't see how any of these can compete for egonomics with the datahand.
Doesn't the datahand have pretty much the same problem as the ErgoDox? It's finished, sure, but good luck trying to get one...

hoggy

24 Nov 2012, 13:55

Kinesis Advantage - especially with the red mx conversion kit. Might not be the most ergonomical, might not be the cheapest, but it offers a lot of ergonomic improvement without a great deal of adaptation.

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DanGWanG

26 Nov 2012, 20:25

Cherry G80-5000. Really cool design, but then again I haven't tried many of the other ergonomic keyboards...

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Icarium

27 Nov 2012, 20:37

Is there some reason the Datahand has not been nominated so far? DATAHAND FTW!!

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litster

28 Nov 2012, 09:25

DanGWanG wrote:Cherry G80-5000. Really cool design, but then again I haven't tried many of the other ergonomic keyboards...
I would vote for G80-5000. I use it daily. But I think due its rarity, not many people have used it, it won't get enough vote.

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webwit
Wild Duck

29 Nov 2012, 22:06

Truly Ergonomic. I'm not really a fan, but it's an ergonomic mechanical keyboard released in 2012 (well end of 2011), so I think it should be in the first vote.

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