James Laver wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Chris Jack <chris_j...@msn.com> wrote:
> >It also has the advantage of no numeric keypad - so there's significantly
> >less travel between keyboard and mouse.
>
> That's distinctly not an advantage for those of us who type numeric
> IDs into database driven applications.
I have a separate numeric keypad which I could put on the other side of the
mouse - but personally I never use it so it sits on the other side of my desk
where I sometimes use it to plug USB devices into (cos it's got a couple of USB
ports). If you've never had significant pain from RSI, you may not realise how
much extra pain travelling over the numeric keypad is. It is a classic bad
design. When you travel from the keyboard to the mouse - your hand is in the
air and holds extra tension. Numeric keypad = extra travel = extra tension.
Extra tension+inflamed tendon = extra pain. Anyway, if you're not suffering
from RSI, you may not want to shell out the rather exorbitant sums for such a
keyboard - but I suspect it helps ward off getting RSI in the first place - so
a mythical future version of yourself with RSI may berate your current self for
sticking with a numeric keypad between keyboard and mouse.
Chris
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