Network Administrator

After a growing number of painful years typing on standard keyboards at speeds in excess of 100WPM, and a very dedicated few years typing on some of the first generation ergonomic keyboards, I had experienced enough stiffness to last a lifetime.

When I finally found Kinesis--I had a gut feeling that I was in the right place. I settled on the Essential QD*.

Within two months of dedicated drills, I went from a halting 10WPM to speeds that routinely exceed my widely gaped-at speed of 100WPM, with fewer mistakes, and no strain. My efficiency (mistakes made and corrected) increased from an already high 94% to a somewhat startling 98%.

In addition, the keyboard is very small, and is light enough that I can transport it easily when I work at home, or need to do extended amounts of typing at a client's site. Even still, I have ordered another Contoured keyboard and foot switch for use at other locations.

Last year, I experienced some minor hardware problems with the keyboard (why not, I log millions of keystrokes per year). Any other keyboard would have been discarded at that point - until now, keyboards have been a consumable item, not an asset. Kinesis' limited lifetime warranty, coupled with their world-class support team, got me the field-replaceable PC board I needed within 48 hours. The service technician I was assigned followed up more than once to ensure that I was back up and running.

Second only to the farm of eight servers and monitors that it controls, my Kinesis Essential QD is the best piece of computer equipment I own.

Ryan Thompson

*Note: The PC/QD versions are now only available in the Classic and Professional models.