Kinesis Advantage USB

29 reviews

May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 reviews from magazines and websites. Views about the design and build quality are generally positive.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Keyboards the Kinesis Advantage USB is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review by: (cnet.com)

The* keyboard for serious typists

There are many, but there's only one reason to get this keyboard: your wrists are starting to hurt from using a keyboard all day. It's hard to describe how comfortable this keyboard is, but it's a little bit like the difference that you'll feel when you

There are four potential downsides for 'switchers', only one of which is actually serious: 1. Size -- my girlfriend would love to this keyboard, but her hands are too small. This keyboard was mostly designed for (and probably by) men. Women with smaller

Feb, 2005

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Kinesis Advantage USB

alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 user reviews of the Kinesis Advantage USB from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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79% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: JohnWDIII (amazon.com)

Carpal tunnel be gone

Before finding this odd looking keyboard I was wearing braces on both wrists and they were talking operations. A couple years later the braces are long gone, and it is the only keyboard I can touch type on without having to look at or even think about...

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: C. Wells (amazon.com)

17 years of use, buying my third

After having RSI problems, I bought my first Kinesis keyboard about 17 years ago; they were well over $500 back then. While it wasn't a cure for my RSI problems, it definitely helped (and I found additional supplement and diet ways to further help...

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: Hankk (amazon.com)

Not perfect, but it saved my wrists!

I was having moderate RSI wrist pain, so I figured I'd go all out and try this keyboard. It took me a good couple of weeks to get up to speed on it, but after a month I'm faster on it than I ever was before, and my pain is 100% gone. I can type all...

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: M. Faulkner (amazon.com)

Excellent (and better with dvorak)

I have been using the Kinesis advantage for nearly two years. After a couple of weeks of adjustment to the contoured keys, I switched to the Dvorak layout. Adjusting to the Dvorak layout took about a month, but during that time I still used a flat...

Sep, 2009

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Consumer review by: S. Morrison (amazon.com)

No wrist pain in 8 years

I've been developing software using this keyboard for 8 years, and I can't work without it now. Some of the keys took more time to get used to (the arrows and brackets) but after a few weeks, I had no problems. Before I got this keyboard I was having...

Sep, 2009

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Consumer review by: J. Pierce (amazon.com)

The real price is not reflected in the purchase price

Let me start off this review by admitting that many will find it unfair. I have used this basic model of keyboard (maybe one minor revision back) for over five years now. As a programmer, I love the layout. The ability to use Alt and Ctrl with my...

Sep, 2009

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Consumer review by: A. Leasing (amazon.com)

I'm surprised I don't see more of these keyboards

For a long time I thought that the standard QWERTY keyboard layout was insane because the keys are not placed inline with each other. Also I was skeptical about the letter arrangement. I did some research and found that there were alternative keyboards...

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review by: Nelson in Vancouver (amazon.com)

Diminishing quality

I has been using kinesis keyboards for ten years, I have three of them so far The first one I bought in 1997 is a PS/2 version, it is still working very well, the keys has excellent "tappy" feedback that let me know when a key press is registered. ...

Apr, 2009

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Product Specifications

The Kinesis Contoured Keyboard family is based on a unique, patented design that minimizes the pain and strain typists experience from heavy use of conventional computer keyboards. Yet productivity is greater than with any other keyboard, leading to its popularity with programmers and medical transcriptionists.This ergonomic design resulted from years of research and testing and has proven itself in more than ten years of commercial use. Kinesis contoured keyboards are prescribed by physicians and placed by therapists dealing with keyboard-related overuse injuries.The Advantage USB contoured keyboard sets a new standard for ergonomic keyboards. The Advantage line incorporates the same advanced ergonomic design as Kinesis' other contoured keyboards and delivers additional features not found on other USB keyboards.