If you are an office worker and always spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer, typing, then you may need change a keyboard now. In this article I will list three of the best ergonomic keyboards for Mac, which can help reduce the fatigue caused by long typing sessions.
Product |
Price |
Compatible System |
Goldtouch V2 Adjustable Keyboard |
$115 |
Mac OS 10.4 and newer/ Windows |
Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5050 |
$69.95 |
Mac OS 10.4–10.7/ Windows |
Kinesis Advantage 2 Ergonomic Keyboard |
$349 |
Mac OS 8.6 and higher/ Windows / Linux/ Android |
This keyboard supports comfortable typing with several features. For instance, it has an adjustable horizontal “split” and is of vertical tenting. Such designs can reduce the strain on hands, wrists, shoulders, and back, and allows you to feel less tired even after working for quite a long time. Besides, its soft and low-force key touch reduces the risk of “bottoming out”, so you don’t have to worry about missing any press while typing. However, one disadvantage of this keyboard is that it is a little expensive—people might be reluctant to pay 115 dollars for a keyboard.
Wanna know more about it? Click here to read a review about Goldtouch V2 Adjustable Keyboard.
This is actually a keyboard and mouse set. It is more affordable compared with Goldtouch V2 which I mentioned first because you just have to pay 69.95 dollars to get a set of keyboard and mouse.
The keyboard is very comfortable to use because it has an Ergonomist-approved Comfort Curve design which encourages natural wrist posture and is easy to use. Besides, it also has a built in palm rest. The palm rest will support and straighten wrists and brings better typing experience. Another advantage of this product is that the Customize Taskbar Favorites on the keyboard and the buttons on the mouse will provide quick access to the programs, files, media, and webpages that you use most often.
Before you take an order, click here to watch a review video about this product.
If Goldtouch V2 is expensive, then Kinesis Advantage 2 must be luxurious, because it costs you 349 dollars. But wait! There are reasons why I recommend it despite its high price.
Just like most of ergonomic keyboards do, it is also scooped into a concave shape to reduce hand and finger extension. In this way your hands can rest in a natural, relaxed position, with the fingers curled down to the keys. In addition, the keycap heights are varied to match the different lengths of your fingers, so there is less muscle tension. But what really makes it so costly is its SmartSet Programming Engine which allows you to customize the keyboard’s layout without installing any clunky software or special drivers, or accessing the internet. To know more details, click here to read a review about Kinesis Advantage 2 Ergonomic Keyboard.
Well, that’s all for today. I guess that by now, you have already noticed that the prices of different ergonomic keyboards may vary a lot even if they seem to have similar comfort degree. So when you search for an ergonomic keyboard, be careful about other features like customization function instead of focusing on the shape only.