A4 Tech Anti-RSI Deskset

Author: Sexy Bex
Published on: 29-06-2005
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Keyboard Performance

How the keyboard performed

One of the main anti-RSI features of the keyboard is the layout of the keys. Rather than the usual formation, the angle of the keys is designed to match the way in which your hands are meant to rest on them. At first, this felt quite different, but only took a few hours to adjust to. This feature allows your hands to lie in line with your wrists more comfortably – bending your wrists at an angle in order to type can cause eventual wrist problems, and this feature really does help alleviate the problem. The addition of short-cut keys also aims to reduce stress on the mouse hand wrist: RSI more commonly affects the mouse hand, and so the introduction of these buttons allows the user to avoid unnecessary mouse usage. The following pictures show close-ups of the short-cut keys:

Top Center Buttons

Top Left Buttons

Top Right Buttons

Left Buttons

As you can see, there are a wide variety of tasks that can be performed by the short-cut keys, and depending on how you use your computer will determine which keys you may find more useful. Those who use Microsoft Office on a regular basis are likely to find them the most useful, as they are geared towards that type of use.

The only drawback found with the layout of keys and addition of new keys is that the position of certain other keys is different (for example, Delete, Home, End and Insert). Again, this is easy to get used to after a little time, and worth it for the overall comfort gained by the new layout.