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Dakota347 t1_j2a4s37 wrote

I genuinely don't understand how typing on these isn't awful but I've never used one tbf.

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MelkieOArda t1_j2a7wmz wrote

I have an Alice-style board that I've used as my daily driver for a year-ish, and it's wonderful. The slightly-canted layout makes for a much more natural wrist position, and now I notice that my wrists are awkwardly turned inwards when I use a 'normal' board.

Pair an Alice board with an MX Vertical Mouse from Logitech for ergonomic bliss!

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Dakota347 t1_j2a8wgg wrote

Maybe I'm doing something wrong but my wrists aren't at funky angles with a normal board, but ty for explaining.

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BewilderedAnus t1_j2b3cve wrote

Your wrists certainly are at funky angles when you type with a normal board. You're just used to it.

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retirba t1_j2c0sbi wrote

Unless your keyboard is legitimately as wide as your shoulders, your wrists are not in a neutral position.

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gbfaccount t1_j2c758l wrote

It's pretty easy to put your hands on the board at natural angles and be like "yeah I can type like this," but if you actually record yourself typing naturally at least one hand will end up turned 'outward' some. It's something everyone is used to and it's not a huge deal if you're not typing a bunch all day, but the alice style boards let you actually keep that "natural" position a lot more closely even when not thinking about it. It's kinda like getting a chair with good lumbar support.

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NuclearFossil_esq t1_j2a8w56 wrote

I just recently switched to a Feker Alice80 and it's just about perfect for me. The only thing it was missing was the function key row.

I've used TKL's in the past and have an ergodox that I was using religiously right up until the Feker landed. Can't see ever going back.

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