BEST Ergonomic Keyboards on Amazon?! (Ergo K860 vs Microsoft Sculpt vs Perixx Periboard-512) 

What are your experiences with ergonomic keyboards and mice? Do you already own one? What's your recommendation for ergonomic keyboards?! *_*UPDATE: Kinesis Advantage2 & Freestyle2 is on the review list!_*

I wish the Logitech had a removable numpad. On tenkeyless keyboards like the Sculpt, a right handed user doesn't have to bend the arm out as much to use the mouse, and this helps alleviate shoulder pain. I love my Sculpt, but I would like to try the Kinesis Edge sometime.

Vid starts at 2:45

I bought it and used it. It was a little awkward at first, It's so comfortable right now, and it's great. You're a grateful friend.

been using the MS Sculpt + mouse for about 4 years. The palm pad actually cleans fairly easily. I also love the mouse, however, it uses cheap switches in the buttons and in the scroll-wheel that wear out after about 2 years of use and so you'll have to buy a new one after 2 years of med-heavy use. The connection with the dongle also drops out randomly every so often and seemingly the only way to fix it is by unplugging it and plugging it into a different USB port. Thinking of trying the Logitech K860 and MX Master 3.

exactly the kid of review and recommendation i was looking for! thanks

I bought the Logitech you reviewed about three months ago. It's the best keyboard I have had in a while. Only con for me is the position of the number pad. I have to prop up the top of the keyboard so it slopes downward to feel more comfortable for me. Wish they had the keyboard stand on the top as well as the bottom. Not a big deal though

Excellent review. Thanks very much!

Thanks for this video! It was very helpful!

look very efficient, l'll keep that in mind. Thank you!!!

While I do enjoy the MS Sculpt keyboard, I'd argue that there are two design choices that I really dislike and affect my workflow. First is the layout of the Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys. It doesn't take long to readjust your muscle memory, BUT if you have this keyboard and a different keyboard at work/home, it really throws you off. The second annoying issues is the lack of a Fn key for the function keys. I find myself having to constantly remember to toggle the switch whenever I need to change modes, which is a very big annoyance because I end up pressing a key and cause something to happen opposite of what I intended. Also, a third issue, unrelated to design, is the keyboard randomly becoming unresponsive when used while gaming. When this happens, I usually have to wait about 20 seconds before it'll become responsive again. Average users probably won't run into these issues, but power users, developers, or gamers who heavily rely on the aforementioned keys will find these to be major drawbacks. I've since switched to the MS (bluetooth) Surface Ergo Keyboard, which I feel is even more comfortable. However, just like the Sculpt, the palm rest also gets dirty easily. Since it's light grey, it actually gets even more dirty. The other drawback is that it is really slow to wake up after it sleeps. I have to press a key multiple times before it'll become responsive. Also, the batteries don't seem to last as long as non-bluetooth keyboards, probably due to having to use a normal Bluetooth dongle instead of an LE version. For some reason, the keyboard has issues with LE dongles. Other than these three, it's a very solid keyboard. I just wish it came in black.

BTW he finally starts talking KEYBOARDS at 2:35

Periboard-512 seems like the smart choice for the money. Ergonomic and I don't move the kb away from the desk anyway, it can stay on the cable.

I believe in your analysis.👀

I think it will be a good combination with Rigotech.

Great commentary ♥️

Loving myLogitech mouse and keyboard 😁

thanks for your video :) it is fun and very useful.

Check out the Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard. It is a great keyboard but it is impossible to keep clean. The Alcantara palm rest looks great out of the box, but it will stain from normal use, and it is impossible to clean. Very nice keys, but I couldn't stand how the palm rest stained so easily. I also wanted to to be able to switch between devices, so I got the Logitech Ergo K860. The Microsoft Ergo Surface actually seems to have a better build quality. The key presses on the Ergo Surface feels perfect when it comes to the clicking and key travel, and the keys are nice and smooth. I like them better than the k860, but that may be because I got used to them after two years, so the softer key presses of the rougher keys of the K860 don't seem as satisfying at this point. The Ergo 860 has excellent build quality and keys. Overall the Ergo K860 is better for me. Also unlike the K860 and Microsoft Sculpt, there is no way to adjust the tilt on the Surface Ergo, but I got used to that after using the separate palm lifts of the Sculpt and and wired Natural 4000 for a decade. The Sculpt was nice but has a major flaw, the dongle. The dongle is bulky and breaks easily. Once it breaks, the keyboard is useless since every keyboard has a proprietary dongle. I also lost my number pad, and that seems to be an issue with a lot of users. Finally, the keys are numbered with cheap stickers that rubbed off from highly used keys after a few years. I'm hoping that doesn't happen with the Ergo K860. It doesn't seem like the Surface Ergonomic Keyboard would have that issue because it doesn't seem like they use stickers to mark the keys.

Consider the Kinesis Freestyle. I fave used one of these for years and love it dearly.

My heart is with the Logitech one, but my wallet says otherwise.....

Does anyone have issues with the T key on the 860, it sounds more clacky

The not detachable num pad on the k860 is not really ergonomic. The keyboard is large and you need to extend the right hand too far

I was using the Microsoft Sculpt and was great but as I'm now using a Mac switched to Ergo K860 and the experience was not pleasant as I started to have pain in the elbow and upper arm. As the keyboard is bigger now I have to put my arm in V position from mouse to keyboard and before I had it just aside the keyboard so the movement was not big I also have both ergonomic mouse Microsoft Sculp and the vertical MX mouse from logitech I hope the pain goes away due to the bigger Ergo K860 keyboard probably is that my arm wants to use it as in the sculpt

are the keys on periboard 512 reprogrammable ??

I juts bought the cheap one as my wrist pain is becoming unbearable. Hopefully it helps.

The Logitech Ergo doesn't have a good palm rest, which is made of some kind of plastic and makes my wrists sweaty very easily.

Logitech FTW!

No one's ever cared about how loud I typed at work tho LOL

The Microsoft USB dongle is locked to the keyboard that it came with, and I've now had 2 fail. You can't pair it with another usb dongle, so keyboard is an expensive throwout. Therefore my next keyboard with be a Logitech.

how come u didn't look at the kinesis ones?

i wish the logitech would have the numpad gone :(

5:59 that's not a micro usb

google: dactyl manuform keyboard. You wont be disappointed

The kinesis gaming is the best one dude

you missed a chance of saying '69 dollars'

What about the mouse? The Logitech mouse seems interesting but $90 for a mouse..jesus christ

Kinesis Advantage 2 will blow your mind lol

too much gifs