06-14-2012, 06:49 PM
I buy myself a new 4000 from Amazon (about $36) about once a year. I type all day and usually within a year, as mrlynn says, the letters are worn and the action's a little soft. Still and all, It's by far the best ergo board I've come across, and I've used a handful over the years. Given my daily job, and how much abuse it takes, $30 to $40 is a small (deductible) price to pay to keep things rolling smoothly.
Logitech has the Wave but it's not true ergo, just semi. Logitech has also not been very Mac-friendly in terms of software for their keyboards lately. Don't have time to search for the threads but there's some over at Logitech's support site about no software updates (for program keys) since before 10.6 or something like that. (FWIW, all my Microsoft Keyboard software still works great, from the iTunes keys to the Favorites buttons).
Kinesis has some interesting stuff; I had one or two of their boards in the last couple decades. Nothing memorable.
There are also a few others on this site, but they're mostly contoured and not true ergonomic.
Ages ago, I used Adesso boards (as far back as my ADB days). They still make two TruForm boards, one regular and one with a touchpad.
Thing to remember, too, is that *any* USB ergonomic keyboard will work with any Mac. You just need to go to the System Prefs and reset a few things (like swapping the Command/Option key). Its just that the dohicky stuff (favorites, shortcuts, audio, etc.) may or may not work depending on the board and its software.
Logitech has the Wave but it's not true ergo, just semi. Logitech has also not been very Mac-friendly in terms of software for their keyboards lately. Don't have time to search for the threads but there's some over at Logitech's support site about no software updates (for program keys) since before 10.6 or something like that. (FWIW, all my Microsoft Keyboard software still works great, from the iTunes keys to the Favorites buttons).
Kinesis has some interesting stuff; I had one or two of their boards in the last couple decades. Nothing memorable.
There are also a few others on this site, but they're mostly contoured and not true ergonomic.
Ages ago, I used Adesso boards (as far back as my ADB days). They still make two TruForm boards, one regular and one with a touchpad.
Thing to remember, too, is that *any* USB ergonomic keyboard will work with any Mac. You just need to go to the System Prefs and reset a few things (like swapping the Command/Option key). Its just that the dohicky stuff (favorites, shortcuts, audio, etc.) may or may not work depending on the board and its software.