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Kinesis FreeStyle Edge Gaming Keyboard - Bringing Ergonomics to Gaming - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited November 2017 in News & Features Discussion

imageKinesis FreeStyle Edge Gaming Keyboard - Bringing Ergonomics to Gaming - MMORPG.com

Keyboard innovation is not a term you hear thrown around a whole lot but that’s exactly what the new Kinesis FreeStyle Edge Gaming Keyboard brings to the table. Boasting authentic Cherry MX switches, eight fully programmable macro keys, onboard memory and software, and an ergonomic split down the middle, Kinesis makes a splash into the gaming market with this beautiful backlit keyboard. Check out our hands-on review!

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  • DAS1337DAS1337 Member UncommonPosts: 2,610
    Why.
    XarkoNickhead420
  • DvoraDvora Member UncommonPosts: 499
    edited November 2017
    ya not sure how this is better than logitech G-keyboards that are half the price. Not a fan of split keyboards in general either. The only thing half-assed "innovative" is the on-board drivers. Not sure why we don't see this more often. Also, wtf is up with this lame forum system not doing paragraphs? This isnt twitter.
    Xingbairong
  • ThupliThupli Member RarePosts: 1,318
    I have a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard. I live the physical split so I know where certain keys are, specifically splitting 1-0 in half. It gives such better knowledge of where your fingers are in space.

    Microsoft keyboard is way less expensive but lacks thew gaming keys. I wish I had them.
    [Deleted User]Alverant

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,483
    That looks ergonomically atrocious. For good ergonomics when typing, you need your elbows at your side. Separating the two halves of the keyboard so far is probably going to push them apart. That's a way to hurt yourself if you use it too much, and the opposite of good ergonomics.
    tkoreaper
  • joewolf79joewolf79 Member UncommonPosts: 31
    New keyboards come out nearly every day, and every once in awhile something like this crops up trying to change things. Yet despite all my emails, postings, and wishing over the years nobody dares to make what I've always wanted. A keyboard where the left 2/3 is all in perfectly aligned rows like the right 1/3 is. I used to game with my left hand on the mouse, and ever since I switched I've missed the orderly sensible alignment of the num pad and arrow keys.
  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332

    Dvora said:

    ya not sure how this is better than logitech G-keyboards that are half the price. Not a fan of split keyboards in general either.

    The only thing half-assed "innovative" is the on-board drivers. Not sure why we don't see this more often.

    Also, wtf is up with this lame forum system not doing paragraphs? This isnt twitter.



    The failed html has been ongoing since forever,i mentioned this several times,i seriously would just fire the person in charge of running the website,has done a terrible job for MANY years now.Everyone deserves a chance but this site has been poorly operated for a very long time.

    Also mentioned a couple times is the NON SECURE webpages,anyone and everyone is on board now a days,except mmorpg,still operating with a "don't care"attitude.

    As to the keyboard,seems like a really good KB but at what cost?$219 is imo a tad too high,likely worth around 150/160.
    Alexander.B

    Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.

  • Quizar1973Quizar1973 Member UncommonPosts: 251
    Ok...And how would you use the mouse....LMAO
    No one shall Rent space in my head!!!!!  B)
  • CazrielCazriel Member RarePosts: 419
    edited November 2017

    Quizzical said:

    That looks ergonomically atrocious. For good ergonomics when typing, you need your elbows at your side. Separating the two halves of the keyboard so far is probably going to push them apart. That's a way to hurt yourself if you use it too much, and the opposite of good ergonomics.



    For the best ergo position you want your elbows at 90 degrees and your wrists in a neutral position. To accomplish this the best alignment is a split keyboard, with the keys canted off center, exactly as Microsoft does it. Once you get used to it, it's a far more comfortable more natural position than the standard horizontal keyboard configuration. You're no longer fighting the natural position your body wants to assume.

    If you've never had problems with your hands, wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders or neck from bad ergonomics, you're not going to care about a keyboard like this. But if you have any static holding issues or pain, having a gaming keyboard that attempts to address the bad ergonomics of almost all gaming keyboards is a step in the right direction. Now, if someone would only do that for pointers.

    A split keyboard like this allows the gamer to put it exactly where she needs it, rather than where the manufacturer determines it should be. If I weren't so happy with my Corsair, I'd be seriously looking at it.
  • tkoreapertkoreaper Member UncommonPosts: 412
    There are many valid reasons to buy this keyboard...
  • TacticalZombehTacticalZombeh Member UncommonPosts: 430
    I've been using the Microsoft ergonomic keyboard for years. My first one lasted a long time (6 or 7 years?). So when a few keys started failing I picked up another one (about 2 years ago, plus a spare since I don't think they're even made any more.
    It has absolutely saved my hands and wrists from getting worse (except my mouse/index finger which seriously hurts all the time). I almost regret the typing class back in high school.
  • tkoreapertkoreaper Member UncommonPosts: 412
    edited November 2017

    Quizzical said:

    That looks ergonomically atrocious. For good ergonomics when typing, you need your elbows at your side. Separating the two halves of the keyboard so far is probably going to push them apart. That's a way to hurt yourself if you use it too much, and the opposite of good ergonomics.



    Place your hands on your keyboard... Are your forearms straight or angled inward? Unless you are extremely skinny and your shoulders are less than 9 inches wide, your forearms should be angled inward. This keyboard allows you to maintain proper placement for your hands no matter the situation. First, there's no number pad which means it already takes up less space which allows you to widen the gap between the left and right sections of the keyboard without pushing your mouse off your desk. Second, about the mouse, there are many games in which the right side of the keyboard is rarely used, but when it is it's usually just for chat. With this keyboard you can move that right section off to the side and put your mouse or joystick in it's place which will keep your arms in proper position more often than a typical keyboard would allow you to. My personal favorite would be having a place for my microphone between keyboard sections. I have to say that, for just those reasons alone, I'm intrigued by this keyboard.
  • corpusccorpusc Member UncommonPosts: 1,341
    edited November 2017

    joewolf79 said:

    New keyboards come out nearly every day, and every once in awhile something like this crops up trying to change things. Yet despite all my emails, postings, and wishing over the years nobody dares to make what I've always wanted. A keyboard where the left 2/3 is all in perfectly aligned rows like the right 1/3 is. I used to game with my left hand on the mouse, and ever since I switched I've missed the orderly sensible alignment of the num pad and arrow keys.




    actually there are a number of choices like that.
    oddly enough, the best version is made by this brand. Kinesis. their "Contoured" keyboards are superb.
    i don't know how this brand puts out this new product which is not ergonomic at all (other than the split aspect), and calls it that, when they actually have a TRUE ergonomic product. lol but the "Contoured" models are pretty expensive. they do have the Essential model that is $100, but has no hardware remapping like the more expensive ones.

    but there are other cheaper options like DataDesk Smartboard, TypeMatrix, ErgoDOX clones, & ErgoDEX.

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  • JudgeUKJudgeUK Member RarePosts: 1,696

    Quizar1973 said:

    Ok...And how would you use the mouse....LMAO



    Please do not bring logic to this forum :-)

    A gaming keyboard (and it is titled Kinesis Gaming) that is designed to tie up both hands?
    The thought process behind this design seems contradictory:
    - You have a completely separate left and right split designed to use the two halves away from each other. (If not, then what's the point and why not just use an ergonomic one?).
    - You have macros designed to minimize use of these two halves - and you would really want these macro buttons all pretty close together for gaming, not jumping across the desk from one half to the other.
    - For the typical, and I'll say near absolute pc set up, you have a keyboard & mouse. One hand on each.
    So one hand for the keyboard using both left and right halves. It's logic Spock, but not as we know it.
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