Reviews of Kinesis Contoured Keyboards

Reviewed by Jake Widman, MacAddict

Most Wrist Friendly

"Surprisingly easy to get used to...feels right straight out of the box."

Reprinted from MacAddict May 2005
Copyright © 2005 Future Network USA

My Mac magazine, February, 1999 by John Nemerovski
(Kinesis MPC Mac/PC switchable contoured keyboard)

"...Given the research and quality built into every Kinesis keyboard, plus the 60-day return policy, I strongly RECOMMEND users with physical pain consider this keyboard immediately. Everyone else should become familiar with this family of ergonomic keyboards and accessories. Two thumbs up!..."

TidBITS, November 9, 1998 by Andrew Laurence
(Kinesis MPC Mac/PC switchable contoured keyboard)

"I've suffered from tendonitis in my hands and wrists for several years; having chosen a career in computing, this seems to be a logical occupational hazard... {While} ergonomic keyboards profess to be less abusive to the human body... for one reason or another, I didn't find them helpful. Then I tried the Kinesis Ergonomic Contoured Keyboard.

The first several days, my keyboard seemed to produce Newton poetry. My every other word was punctuated with a cry of 'Agh!' as yet another unimaginable typo appeared on the screen. (Do not switch to this keyboard while in the middle of a large project!) However, my speed and accuracy returned to normal quite rapidly, and I'm now a faster and more accurate typist than before. I'm convinced that the key arrangement, in concave bowls and with elevated and angled keys, is responsible for this improvement. I've simply found it easier to type.

Pain-Free and Loving It -- The proof, however, is in the lack of pain. After owning the Kinesis for four months, my hands and wrists no longer hurt, even after hours at the keyboard. Where I once felt crippled on a daily basis, I now feel like a normal, able-bodied person. It's the only keyboard I've ever used that didn't cause my hands to hurt. At all."