Checkered keyboards

sordna · 22 May 2011, 05:37

... or would stripes look better than checkers ?

Input Nirvana · 22 May 2011, 11:12

PIMP-A-DELIC!

I had some fun and did the same thing...I shoulda taken pics too! Didn't do the stripes though. Can I use your pics in my keyboard mod blog?

sordna · 22 May 2011, 17:31

Sure. If you try the stripes, please get some pics too. I think the home row should be a black row (due to the dark blue switches)

webwit · 22 May 2011, 19:39

I like it!

Input Nirvana · 22 May 2011, 19:49

Cool, thank you, it looks fun.
I'll swap out for stripes and post as well in a few days.

sordna · 23 May 2011, 18:22

another angle

Gilgam · 23 May 2011, 20:08

Is it a nice keyboard ? for a RSI man for example ?

sordna · 24 May 2011, 04:08

It's superb! I've been using these keyboards since 2004 because of RSI. But my newest one, with red MX cherry switches is unbelievably nice to type on. It's very smooth and gentle on my fingers, a real joy to type on.

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Gilgam · 24 May 2011, 08:48

and your wrists lay on the keyboard right ?

I really have to try one ...

sordna · 24 May 2011, 18:16

Yes, you rest the hands on the keyboard when you pause typing, but when you are actually typing it's better practice to lift your hands a little bit.

By the way, the wells help avoid angling your wrist upward, another bad thing for RSI, that this keyboard solves! Plus it puts your strong thumbs to use, so heavy used keys like enter, and backspace are not burdening the little fingers anymore.

Gilgam · 24 May 2011, 18:34

it must give some strain on thumbs, no ?

sordna · 24 May 2011, 18:43

Well, sure it puts the thumbs to use, but the thumbs are very strong, and very underused, so it's a good thing, because it relieves some of the other fingers, so the use of the hand is overall more balanced. I'm heavily using this kind of keyboard daily for the past 7 years, and I LOVE it.