The result is called ghosting - letters missing from what you actually typed, or additional letters that you didn’t type.
Most keyboards allow only a few keys to be pressed at once, so they can’t keep up with very fast typists. Audio & media controls.īy holding down the Fn key, you gain access to strategically placed keyboard shortcuts for Volume Up / Down, Mute, Pause / Play, Next Track, and Previous Track. It has traditional sculpted keytops, curved to fit your fingertips, and keep you from sliding out of home position. The flatness makes it very easy to slide out of home row and lose your bearings. While they look great, they can also be a little tricky to type on. You see this a lot on laptops and netbooks. The latest trend in keyboards is to have very flat & wide keys, with little or no space between them. They’re laser etched - burned into the keys with a laser - so they’ll never wear off.
Laser etched keys.Īll those symbols are handy, but what happens when they wear off? They won’t.
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USB-C adapter availableįor Mac users who may only have USB-C ports, a USB-C adapter is available from our online store. We’re giving you three! You can plug in flash drives, digital cameras, your mouse, and more. Some keyboards have 2 USB ports - most have none. We’ve added dedicated hotkeys for the 4 most important keyboard shortcuts - undo, cut, copy, and paste. You are all ready to go.īUT if you did want to add a spot of color, we have replacement palm supports available in 4 gorgeous colors.ĭedicated keys for. We’ve included everything you need in the box. Plus, they can be removed, if your desk already has palm supports built-in. The palm supports are big and comfortable. It can also be used flat.įor even greater adjustability, you can mount the two sides of the keyboard onto a pair of small tabletop tripods (any standard type). Since you’re not reaching as far for it, your elbow doesn’t need to flare out at an awkward angle.Īs you would expect, the Ergo Pro comes equipped with leg supports for 9° tenting and 4.5° negative tilt. This makes it much more comfortable to use with a mouse. It’s not much wider than a laptop keyboard. Thanks to our unique navigation cluster, the Ergo Pro is not as wide as other ergonomic keyboards. Try it once, and you’ll never want to go back. It works beautifully, and the adjustment time is virtually zero. We’ve arranged the navigation keys in their traditional pattern, but we laid them out horizontally, and then positioned them along the bottom row, more like a laptop keyboard. We’ve designed a truly new and better navigation cluster - one that’s much closer to standard AND more ergonomic. If you don’t follow the standard, there’s a long learning curve, and users are stuck having to suffer with an awkward, unfamiliar layout. If you follow the standard, the keyboard is too wide. Navigation keys have always been a big problem for ergonomic keyboards. These same switches are used in stenotype machines, capable of typing speeds upwards of 225 words per minute. It uses Matias Quiet Linear switches for a smooth, low force feel.
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Low Force option also available.įor those who need (or prefer) typing with a lighter touch, a Low Force Edition of the Ergo Pro is also available.
You don’t need to worry about disturbing your co-workers. Plus, unlike every other mechanical switch, they are quiet enough to use in office environments.
Their ALPS-inspired design delivers generous amounts of tactile feedback, while providing enough resistance to support the weight of your hands - exactly what you need for fast, comfortable typing. We’ve used the BEST keyswitches for typing. Compromising here can ruin an otherwise good keyboard. To put it bluntly, most ergonomic keyboards “cheap out” on their keyswitches. We also think it has the best layout of all the ergonomic keyboards so far. It's the product customers have been begging us to do for years - an ERGONOMIC keyboard that gives you all of the tactile feedback, greater comfort, faster typing speeds, and quiet operation of a Matias mechanical keyboard.