Datahand
Posted By: Tara on 2009-04-16
In Reply to: Does anyone use of those DataHand Ergonomic keyboards?.... - Kiki
Not sure if you are still interested in one of these, but I have had one since November of last year. Saying that I love it does not even begin to describe it. There is a bit of a learning curve, but most keys are hit with the same fingers as a QWERTY board, and that helps. I have never been able to touch type in my life until I got this thing, and the number of typos has gone way down. There is a learning curve, and your productivity does go down for a bit, but I have always been very slow, anyway, and my production has gone up a lot with the Datahand. I was also having some shoulder and hand pain until I bought it, but that went away quickly.
I also love the fact that you can move the two pods around. For instance, I often work on a porch swing with a laptop. I have one pod on the Laplander board that it came with sitting om my right leg, while the left pod is actually on a big pillow next to me. Both arms are sitting where they would go naturally, and all I have to do is wiggle my fingers to type. (I am able to have the two pods that far apart frm each other because I did order an extension cable from the manufacturer. I did not like having to keep my hands close together as with a regular keyboard, but you still can use the Laplander to put them together.
Unfortunately, I am having to sell it because I desperately need the money. I cannot believe I am having to sell it, especially after saving up for it for so long (they are VERY expensive), but I am trying to pay the mortgage. If you are interested, let me know. I am going to list it on Craigslist, and if that doesn't work, then possibly eBay.
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Does anyone use of those DataHand Ergonomic keyboards?....
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