Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/keyboards/natural-ergonomic-keyboard-4000/b2m-00012" rel="nofollow">https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/keyboar...</a><p>I have large hands so it's very comfortable and allows me to type without contorting my wrists. Conventional flat keyboards are likely a major cause of repetitive strain injuries.
I'm not picky as long as it is "tenkeyless" and not too bulky. I never use the number pad anyway; being right-handed, the mouse feels uncomfortably far away when the keyboard has a big bulky extra sidecar sticking out.<p>At present I'm using Lenovo's thinkpad-style USB keyboard (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3U4TQS/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3U4TQS/</a>). I like its slimness and the trackpoint is convenient. There's nothing especially lovely about it, but neither does it ever annoy me. It's also nice for muscle memory that all three of the computers I use regularly have exactly the same keyboard layout, whether they are portables or desktops.<p>I tried out the Happy Hacking keyboard, but it's been collecting dust for a year or two now. It's nice in a nostalgic way, reminiscent of the original Macintosh keyboard I used when I was first learning to type, but the long-throw keyswitches and loud clicking sound got old.
I use an ergodox (<a href="https://www.ergodox.io/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ergodox.io/</a>) with Cherry MX Clears at work, and one with Cherry MX Greens at home.<p>The ergodox is a split-hand^1 columnar^2 layout, with a thumb cluster. I like the thumb cluster because normally your thumbs are wasted.<p>Also, as a bonus, I got to build it myself! This is not required, but I had fun doing it.<p>[1] Each hand has a separate piece of the keyboard, and these pieces can be moved independently of each other.<p>[2] A "traditional" QWERTY keyboard has horizontal rows of keys, and these rows are not aligned. An Ergodox has vertical columns of keys, and these rows are not aligned.
I use a Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Keyboard. It's a "gaming" keyboard, so it's unfortunately got what I would consider garish red lights. But it was one of the more economical mechanical keyboards that I could get my hands on relatively easily.<p>I'm interested in an ergonomic mechanical keyboard -- either one that's completely split or something more reminiscent of Microsoft's Natural Ergonomic Keyboard series -- but I have yet to find one for what I would consider a reasonable price.
Kinesis Advantage 2 LF with US layout. Best there is, after a ~2 week adjustment.<p>Now they even offer it with blank keycaps, very much looking forward to those.<p>At home I also have a CODE TKL, also a very nice keyboard.
Kinesis Advantage, I used to have pretty serious carpal tunnel issues and the kinesis took care of the problem. I love the usability of the thumb buttons.
Topre Realforce, the tenkeyless 55g model. Very expensive but I can definitely recommend it.<p>It's quiet enough for the office as well.<p>On a sidenote, I hate the keyboard on my thinkpad x220. People rave about thinkpad keyboards but aside from the switches, which are nice, the base feels bouncy. Feels like it's mounted on cardboard.
In my opinion, the best resource for programming keyboards is Xha Lee: <a href="http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_blog.html" rel="nofollow">http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_blog.html</a> Agree or disagree, there is a lot of information accumulated over many years.
ErgodoxEZ.<p>Tried before
All versions of MS natural/ergo etc..
Happy hacking keyboard
Truly Ergonomic
DAS professional
Apple keyboard
Matias Ergo Pro<p>I finally settled on the ErgodoxEZ and it feels great. I had to force myself to learn touch typing.
After about a month, it started feeling really comfortable.
I use a $25 or so PS/2 keyboard from Newegg that I bought 6 or 7 years ago. I couldn't be happier with it. It 's a plain old keyboard with zero flair.<p>I'm curious, though. Does anyone here have any experience with Jeff Atwood's CODE Keyboard?<p><a href="https://codekeyboards.com/" rel="nofollow">https://codekeyboards.com/</a>
<a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-code-keyboard/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-code-keyboard/</a><p>Edit: Of course after posting a see a few people's comments saying that they like them.
Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue for Mac: <a href="https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-for-mac/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-for-mac/</a><p>My coworkers make fun of me for it, but it really helps my posture and wrist issues to have a split keyboard. I thought it would take me a long time to adjust, but within five minutes I was good to go! I've heard some complain about the placement of page up and page down right next to the arrow keys, but it doesn't bother me. I really appreciate the one-button cut, copy, paste functions.
Cherry KC 4000: cheap, laptop-style, no num-pad and not ugly.<p>I removed the annoyingly positioned fn-key (removed the rubber-dome and glued it down, so the felt edge of the keyboard is the ctrl key).<p>I tried mechanical cherry brown keyswitches, but it wasn't for me.<p>No num-pad and no fn, because my keyboard layout¹ has the numbers under my right hand when I hold a modifier.<p>¹ <a href="https://neo-layout.org/" rel="nofollow">https://neo-layout.org/</a> (hover "Ebene 1/2/3/4" above diagram of the keyboard)
I use a TVS Mechanical keyboard with Cherry blue keys. This is the only model we get in our country. I would like to have quieter keys but this is much better than the mushy keys.<p>Laptop is Thinkpad T410. Thinkpads always have awesome keyboards with good key travel and tactile feedback (atleast the older ones). That and the fact that I can always open the laptop and fix anything myself means I will be a Thinkpad user for a long long time.
I use a KUL ES-87 Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard: <a href="http://www.keyeduplabs.com/es-87.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.keyeduplabs.com/es-87.html</a><p>It's quieter than a keyboard with Cherry MX Blue keys and the tenkeyless form factor doesn't require my right mouse hand to travel unnecessarily.<p>Edit: I see that it comes with a choice of Cherry keys. I use Cherry MX Brown.
An IBM external keyboard with a trackpoint. I like it because:<p>- I don't need to move my hands back and forth to a mouse<p>- It only takes up 1 USB port<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-USB-Keyboard-with-TrackPoint/dp/B002ONCC6G" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-USB-Keyboard-with-TrackPoint...</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-286-00082-Natural-Keyboard-Elite/dp/B00000JDFD" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-286-00082-Natural-Keyboard-...</a><p>Have a stash of Model M's and a Kinesis Advantage, but seem to be liking the above-linked MS Natural Elite for now.
<a href="http://www.madcatz.com/keyboards/strike7.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.madcatz.com/keyboards/strike7.php</a><p>You don't have to be a professional racer to drive a ferrari just as you don't have to be a gamer to appreciate a keyboard like this.
At work I use a Code keyboard with the MX clears as they are quieter. At home I use a Code keyboard with the MX greens.<p>I also use my macbook pro keyboard by itself a fair bit, but I feel much worse after a few hours of use of it vs the Code keyboards.
I use Cooler MasterMasterKeys Pro S RGB Keyboard. It's a Tenkeyless but there's a full keyboard available too. Comes with variety of Cherry MX choices. I've got one with Cherry MX Brown.
At home, Logitech G710+. I love the Cherry MX Brown keys on it.<p>At work, Logitech K120. The "we just buy everyone the same cheap keyboard" keyboard. I'm not particularly fond of it.
Custom-made version of Atreus <a href="https://atreus.technomancy.us/" rel="nofollow">https://atreus.technomancy.us/</a><p>Cherry MX Blue switches.
Razer black widow ultimate, most of the time. Sometimes I swap in a Logitech washable k310 if am on calls a lot because mechanical keyboards are noisy.
das keyboard (<a href="http://www.daskeyboard.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.daskeyboard.com/</a>). Built like a tank.<p>If I'm going to spend my life on a keyboard, it better be good.