The Best Ergonomic Keyboard Wirecutter Reviews. The Matias Ergo Pro is a fully split ergonomic keyboard with excellent mechanical keys. If youre a fan of mechanical keyboards, we recommend the Matias Ergo Pro, available with layouts for both Mac and Windows. At around 2. 00 at the time of writing, the Matias Ergo Pro costs more than twice as much as the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, but thats on par with the cost of other excellent mechanical keyboards. For the price, you get the solid, satisfyingly clicky feel and feedback unique to mechanical keyboardsbut with ergonomic options. You can tent the keyboard halves or tilt them away from you, and the completely split design means you can position the keyboard halves for optimal wrist, shoulder, and arm comfort. But unlike the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, the Matias Ergo Pro cant do both tenting and negative tilt at the same time. Pull Quote. Unlike the Microsoft Sculpt Ergo, the Matias Ergo Pro cant do both tenting and negative tilt at the same time. Both the Mac and Windows versions of the Matias Ergo Pro keyboard are available with either of two keyswitch types the regular Ergo Pro and the Ergo Pro Low Force. Which one will be more comfortable for youdepends on how you type. The Low Force version, as the name implies, requires less force than the keys on a typical keyboard to actuate 3. As a linear switch, the amount of force needed to press the key is consistent from top to bottom. The keys are almost effortless to press, requiring the slightest of taps to register. Theyre like a feather pillow easy to sink into from the moment you rest your head down until youre asleep, your head nearly touching your mattress. The Ergo Pro switches, on the other hand, have a more common 6. After first pressing the key, the force required to continue pressing drops off quickly, and theres a tactile bump and a quiet click part way through the key travel to let you know, yes, youve pressed that key. That audible and tactile bump signals to your brain to stop pressing, so you avoid bottoming out and can continue quickly to the next key. To carry out the analogy, its like a memory foam pillow, requiring a little more pressure to get to that perfect spot but then springing back against you so you dont sink completely into the pillow and mattress. The Low Force might be better for you if you already have finger or hand pain, since the keys take less effort to press. For most people, the Ergo Pro is the most ergonomic option It offers that notable click about halfway through the press that Rempel recommended. Plus most people tend to press keys with three to eight times more force than necessary anyway, Hedge says. Matias designed these mechanical switches based on ALPSs design, which is the main historical alternative to Cherry MX switches. Both Matias switches are quiet, so you get the same tactile clicky feel as with other mechanical keyboards, but the keys are as quiet to press as those on a regular keyboard. Your office mates will appreciate not suffering through loud typewriter like clickety clacks throughout the day. Though I, and possibly many other mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, would prefer the loud, clickety clack sound of, say, a Cherry MX Blue switch. The Ergo Pros fully split design means you can adjust the keyboard for optimum comfort. It took me a few days to get used to the Ergo Pro and find the most comfortable position for the keyboard halves. I normally type around 7. HARDWARE_Homepage_Announcement2_1920.jpg' alt='Keyboard Tray For Microsoft Natural Keyboard Wireless' title='Keyboard Tray For Microsoft Natural Keyboard Wireless' />Cooler. Master mechanical keyboard, but I was lucky to get half of that rate with the fully split Ergo Pro. Its almost like having your brain split in half as you try to type when youre so used to typing with your hands closer together. Dvd Lab Pro 2 Serial Number there. After 3. 0 days of regular use, I still typed more slowly and made more mistakes with the Ergo Pro than I did with the Sculpt Ergo because of that great gap. But it took only about three days to get used to the Ergo Pro and improve my typing productivity compared to when I first started using the keyboard. My brain remembers which hand types the B and the YFentek offers a large selection of Touchpad Keyboards and Ergonomic Touchpad Keyboard products, many of which are Programmable, USB, Mini and Rackmount. Device downloads. For software and drivers select your product from the list below. 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The other two testers liked the Ergo Pro best and chose the Sculpt as their personal runners up. Because its more adjustable than the other models, the Ergo Pro is more ergonomic for a wider swath of comfort needs. For example, my shoulders are always so tight theyre like rocks, but the moment I plugged in the Ergo Pro and separated the halves so my arms were by my sides, I felt instant shoulder relief. Go ahead and try it Put your hands roughly shoulders width apart, your elbows back by your sides, and pretend to type. Doesnt that feel betterThe cable that connects the two keyboard halves allows you to separate them by about 2. With the rubber feet on the bottom of the keyboard, you can adjust the height and angle of each keyboard halfinto either a tenting mode with up to 9 degrees of vertical tilt or into a negative tilt up to 4. Unfortunately, you cant do both at the same time unless you tent the keyboard and use a keyboard tray or stand for negative tilt. The Ergo Pro has a superbly plushy palmrest. The Ergo Pro is also a joy to type on. The keys are larger and more curved than those on the other ergonomic keyboards we looked at. This means that you can type by touch more quickly, as its easier to feel your way around the keys, and the mechanical keyboards tactile feedback helps minimize typos Youll always know when a key has registered, unlike with mushier membrane keyboards. I wish the Escape key was directly over the tilde key, as it is on most keyboards, and the placement of the Control key to the left of the N key on the right half is odd. But otherwise, the Ergo Pro offers a standard layout that keeps typing familiar, so the learning curve is gentle except for the gap between the keyboard halves. The palmrest is also plushy and firm, the thickest and most comfortable of the bunchor of any other keyboard or keyboard accessory Ive used. During my testing, the Ergo Pro registered every keypress immediately every time, but the tradeoff is unsightly wires. You can choose between the included 3 foot or 6. USB cables to connect the keyboard to your computer. However, these cables each have an awkward, 9. Micro USB plug that forces the cable to stretch to the left or else bend out and back if you want it to go in the other direction theyre a hassle. On the other hand, a wired connection allows the Ergo Pro to provide three USB 2. Ergonomics dont end at the keyboard, and any keyboard you get will need to be part of an ergonomic workspace. The Ergo Pro is about as thick as regular keyboardsranging from one quarter inch to three quarter inches taller than both the Sculpt Ergo and the Freestyle. For a more ergonomically ideal workspace, we recommend pairing the Ergo Pro on a keyboard stand or tray configured with a negative tilt.