KINESIS Advantage360 Split Ergonomic Keyboard - USB-C | Quiet Mechanical Switches | Fully Programmable | Contoured Shape | Adjustable Tenting | PBT Keycaps

Great product, learning curve is 1-2 weeks before getting back to your pre-kinesis typing speed, build quality is very high, Bluetooth connectivity is great w Apple products (using MacBook Pro M1-M4), curiously kinda sucks with windows though with random intermittent disconnects (easily fixed by plugging in USB cables)I purchased these in a last ditch attempt to help my carpel tunnel and was pleasantly surprised with almost immediate relief. Even w the weight and size of these I find myself making excuses to bring this with me on business trips due to how much they help/correct my wrist and finger pain and numbness.The only downside is as a coder you will feel the unavoidable draw to NeoVim..

This keyboard not only solves pain in my wrists and hands that were starting to develop but even solved shoulder problems I didn’t realize stemmed from typing. There is definitely a learning curve and the further you are from being a “proper” home row typist the worse that curve will be (I’m still not used to typing ‘c’ with my middle) but personally within a day I was at about 80% speed as they claim.

I can type on this thing for hours with no fatigue. My pinkies don’t start having pains from stretching in awkward positions. It takes a few weeks to adjust to but with some dedicated practice it’s not too bad of an adjustment and the payoff is worth the adjustment period. Highly recommend this keyboard for Developers and writers and anyone that some a lot of time on a keyboard

I purchased 360 Pro in late Sep 2024 after my previous Advantage 2 stopped working after two years. This time, one row of keys stopped working completely; basic troubleshooting (power cycle, reset) to no avail.I have submitted two tickets in the last two days; there is no way to call them or contact the company otherwise. They have not responded within 48 hours; the ticket numbers suggest just 30 new tickets over 24 hours. In my view, this is unacceptable for a $500 product that is vital day-to-day and breaks within < 4 months.My previous two keyboards (Advantage 2) also stopped working or only worked intermittently despite thorough cleaning, etc., albeit after 1-2 years. Support said they don't support Linux, and it's out of warranty.The keyboards are great when they work, but the web is replete with commentary suggesting that component quality has deteriorated, which my three data points fully support.If you have to, by all means, by Kinesis, just be aware that this amounts to a $20-30 monthly keyboard subscription—or $100 plus in the most recent case. You better also have a thick skin concerning customer service quality.

It's been about twenty years since I first used a Kinesis and haven't used one since. For the past 14 months I've been using a Moonlander split keyboard. It's a decent keyboard, but the options for tenting are very poor unless you invest in more hardware purchased from their site. They do offer excellent support, though. I'd had the keyboard for about six months when the right side thumb cluster hinge broke. They sent me a replacement for free.Back to the Kinesis. I write A LOT. I'm a full-time author so I bang out hundreds of thousands of words per year. I'm in my mid-fifties, and fingers and wrist hurt all the time because of poor ergonomics and cheap keyboards.The Kinesis Advantage 360 is kind of amazing. It has true tenting, and the concave nature of the pieces means you can comfortably rest your palms on the outside and only move your fingers. Since I have used a split ortho board for over a year, this was not a huge learning curve. The keys are laid out well, but I had to change a few. I like the CTRL and ALT on the left side on the bottom row. I moved those keys using the ZMK software which is not really friendly. You have to have a Github account, fork builds, and then use the key mapper to generate new firmware. Each piece of the keyboard them must be connected via USB. Copy the corresponding builds to each piece and then swap key caps. I'm happy with the four or five keys I moved and have this looking almost exactly like my Moonlander layout.Bluetooth has worked perfectly on my PC. I've had zero issues so far. I hit a key in the morning and my PC wakes up. I leave the backlighting off. After two weeks of heavy use, the batteries are still going strong without a recharge.I purchased the palm pad separately. Why aren't these included with this very expensive keyboard? Come to find out, they might not be needed depending on your hands. I find them okay, but I will probably switch back to using the palm rests without the pads. They are comfortable and all, but I'm making more typos with them installed.This is a very expensive keyboard, and it will not be for everyone. There is a learning curve. When I initially switched to a Moonlander, my WPM dropped to about five words per minute. I'm a slow and not very accurate typist, but after this short amount of time I'm up to about 70 WPM with a 98% accuracy rate. This is fantastic for my old hands.Overall, this is a technical board that requires an understanding that the interface software is far from user friendly. Remapping keys will be challenging. I find that the key caps get oily from my fingers rather quickly, which is a weird thing to write, but it's true. So far this has not affected my typing, but I feel like I need to wipe them with a cloth a few times a week. Lightly textured key caps would have been perfect on this thing. Even with these negatives, I feel this keyboard beats the Moonlander by a mile. This is a true ergo keyboard and so far I love typing on it. The Gateron brown switches feel really nice. Negatives aside, this is the best keyboard I've ever owned. I look forward to many years with this thing.