Kinesis Freestyle2 Adjustable Split Keyboard for PC

I loved my old Pace adjustable split keyboard. I've had the kinesis for a few weeks now and... not sure. I still have pain from tendonitis / repetitive stress injury, which I never had with the Pace. I purchased the VIP kit, which does help. Perhaps I just haven't yet gotten the logistics right and I'll see the results soon.

A few quibbles: The function key is in the wrong place. I constantly press it when I'm looking for the control key. The escape key also isn't in the right place. I keep hitting F1 by accident and having the help screen come up.

Pluses: The split is good, the feel of the keys is good, and the manuverability of the keyboard is excellent.

i got this keyboard and i have been battling i mean battling bi cubital tunnel syndrome,
it has changed my work life greatly i wont use anything else unless i have to,
great product for the money,

1 drawback it needs a keypad that is installed just as ergonomically functional, possibly in the middle, also could use an enter key on each hemisphere of the keyboard, but like i said for the price i couldn't be happier,

this product and site was recommended to me by a 20 year C++ programmer, so don't just take my word for it, takes some time to learn how to use but not that long, totally worth it, invest in yourself and do yourself a favor or you may be battling carpel tunnel or even worse bi cub-ital tunnel syndromes, i am a java and c++ programmer and i use comps easily 8 - 16 hrs a day and what a game changer, thanks kinesis, they should be giving people these keyboards standard when they purchase any computer its a shame.

All in all I am very happy with the Kinesis Freestyle. For the money it's outstanding in its class. The keys feel great, not too stiff at all with just the lightest of touch doing the job. The layout is okay for a split keyboard, but I bought a keyboard remapper and deactivated the delete key just above the backspace key because I was always hitting the wrong key, frustrating for a medical transcriptionist. I also bought a number keypad because I missed having one attached. Once I did that I totally fell in love with the keyboard! It is by far the best keyboard I have ever used and I feel if I had used this keyboard 20+ years ago when I started production typing my hands would be in much better shape today. Even so, my hands feel so much better now and this keyboard totally cured the tendinitis I was starting to get in two fingers of one hand, thank goodness for that and thanks to Kinesis!

I can't believe I used a normal keyboard for so long. My fingers have had to re-learn a bit with this keyboard, but that's usually the case when switching keyboards.

I like the VIP accessory, and I'm happy I purchased it along with the keyboard. I go between the two settings with some regularity in order to exercise my wrists a bit.

The sound of the key presses is great too, it gives me a warm feeling inside just to hear it.

In terms of negatives, it would be nice if the lettering on the keys was higher quality, although it's definitely better than most keyboards. I just foresee the letters wearing off after a few hundred hours of use.

I'd definitely recommend this keyboard to anyone. It's costly, but the price is definitely worth reducing the long-term damage to your wrists. Plus, it's just a nice keyboard. This layout should be universal, keypads mostly take up space.

I really like the ability to move the two halves of the keyboard independently. The key force is really nice. It's a well made product.

A very flexible input device that allows me to set it up in multiple configurations.

Great product. Saved my hands.

I experimented several keyboards before this one for a replacement of regular one's. Before this I have been using the Microsoft Sidewinder, which I liked because I could throw away the numpad (which is mostly useless), and that keyboard allowed to move it to the left side (which is more natural than usual. Then I tried other Microsoft ergonomic keyboards by didn't like them (too big). Then I tried the Kinesis Advantage, but I thought the learning curve was too long, and it was too radical for me, but I do know that it is the favorite of many. As a programmer I like real sized function keys which are mostly used by editors for debugging commands. That was a disadvantage with the Advantage version. Then I finally tried the Freestyle and have been using one at office and one at home since mid 2009. The benefits simply are:
a) Usual key placements, not too radical, the Home/end, page up/page down are a bit mangled not like many others or most laptops,
b) Does not have the numpad, I can keep the mouse to my right as close as possible,
c) I can split it to place my hands more naturally, in my case it only needs a little split, but that makes significant difference.
d) reasonably priced.

I have found it easy to adjust to the split keyboard. I really appreciate the soft touch too. It's nice to be able to change the angle and height of the keyboard. I had tried out several keyboards before purchasing one because I was experiencing problems with my wrists. Kinesis Freestyle was, and is, the winner!