Hey all, I type all day as many of us do and I’ve been finding some pain in my wrist and tingling in my fingers lately and want to know the best keyboard I can throw my favorite switches into and try to avoid/mitigate these symptoms. Hoping to keep it under $200 and I’ve never sodered before but willing to try it if the kits well laid out.

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A trackball.

Vertical if you can afford it, but a trackball is a must. People blame keyboards, but it’s the rodent and how strong we grip it that damages the wrists more. In addition, skip playing on gamepads. They are abomination, no matter how costly.

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By gamepads do you also mean controllers like PS/Xbox? I always thought those were probably best for ergonomic gaming?

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they are, idk why he said they’re a problem. some people hold them wrong, and that might cause issues, but generally they’re fine if you don’t use them for 8+ hours a day.

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Unfortunately, yes. EVERYTHING, every type of a controller/input device that you have to grip or squeeze, considerably strong, will damage your wrists. Especially since we don’t simply use such equipment for a few minutes only.

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My mouse has never really hurts unless I’m typing heavily but I always keep a loose grip and my mouse isn’t vertical but is very tilted which probably helps.

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Your mouse don’t hurt. Your wrist does.

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