Kinesis Advantage Contoured Keyboard

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Description	The Kinesis Advantage Contoured Keyboard has a unique, patented design that minimizes the pain and strain typists experience from heavy use of conventional computer keyboards. The Advantage Keyboard design redistributes the workload from your relatively weaker and overused little fingers to stronger thumbs. The thumb keypad includes often used keys such as Enter, Space, Backspace, Delete and the combination keys, Control and Alt on the PC (Command and Option on Mac).
Features	Separate thumb keypads Separate key wells for each hand. This separation minimizes strain and stretching by positioning arms approximately at shoulder width and with wrists straight Concave key wells that reduce hand and finger extension and allow for a more relaxed and neutral position Keys are arranged in vertical columns to reflect natural motions of fingers, the keypads are sculpted and concave to fit the varying lengths of fingers The keyboard design places hands so that your thumbs are positioned approximately 20 degrees higher than pinky fingers. This design helps to minimize stresses associated with pronation and static muscle tension while enabling maximum keying productivity The palm support with optional self-adhesive pads enhances comfort and reduces stressful extension of wrists. This provides a place to rest hands while they are not actively keying Individual keys can be re-mapped or copied to other key locations. As a result, the keyboard’s operation can be customised to reduce stressful reaches and establish an optimal hand workload The standard Advantage contoured keyboard utilizes the *Cherry MX low-force tactile switch (brown stem)*. It is a semi-custom low force tactile design created in 1992 to Kinesis’ specifications. “Tactility” is a slightly elevated force around the midpoint of the stroke of the key which lets you know the switch is about to be activated. A tactile response is preferred by many ergonomists, because it cues your fingers that activation is about to occur and is thought to reduce the likelihood or incidence or “bottoming out” the switch with a hard impact. The peak (tactile) force is ~55gm, following by an activation force of ~45 gm A traditional numeric (10-key) keypad is embedded into the right alphanumeric keywell, which provides ergonomic advantages for number-intensive operations. The 10-key legends are located on the front edge of the key caps. The 10-key can also be programmed to operate from the left keywell Up to 48 macros can be programmed and stored in the keyboards on-board memory. Great for eliminating awkward key combinations or for individuals that type the same word or phrase repeatedly
Technical Specifications	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 Mac OS 8.6 and higher (Not compatible with non-US layouts) Linux IMPORTANT USB 3.0 NOTE: Advantage keyboard’s currently do not work on most Windows 7 computers which have USB 3.0 ports, even if they also have USB 2.0. This problem does not exist in other operating systems, including Windows 8, Mac & Linux. 2-Port 1.1 USB hub Onboard memory. Select 24, 36, or 48 macros (56, 38, or 28 characters long, respectively Supports unlimited key remapping Key switch Switch type: Cherry MX brown, tactile mechanical Peak force: 55 grams Activation force: 45 grams Travel distance: 4.1 mm
Dimensions	Width: 165mm Depth: 203mm Height: 73
Colour	Black