Kinesis Advantage360 Professional Split Ergonomic Keyboard - Bluetooth | Mechanical Switches | Fully Programmable Open Source | Contoured Shape | Adjustable Tenting | Backlit

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.

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 is miles above the standard qwerty staggered layout keyboards. Typing on this for the last ~10 months has been extremely comfortable and has reduced my shoulder and wrist pain caused by regular non-split staggered keyboards. If you are on the fence just buy it and give it a solid try for at least 1-2 weeks. The process will be painful trying to learn the new layout. Do some typing tests and learn the proper home-row finger placement to take full advantage of this board. While I do highly recommend this keyboard if you are typing on a keyboard a lot, there are some issues to be aware of. The main annoyances of this keyboard are the Bluetooth connection, connection issues between the two halves of the boards, and double key-pressing issues. I ended up having to RMA my board because the double-pressing issue became so bad. I still have the same issue after RMA occasionally though Kinesis has recently put out a new firmware that claims to fix this. If this keyboard used a 2.4ghz USB dongle in addition to the Bluetooth, and the double pressing issues were fixed this would be the perfect keyboard. Update: Kinesis latest firmware has fixed the Bluetooth issues making this keyboard even better

The KINESIS Advantage360 Professional is hands down the best ergonomic keyboard I’ve ever used. The split design allows for perfect hand positioning, and the mechanical keys feel incredibly responsive and satisfying. I’ve noticed a significant reduction in wrist strain and shoulder tension since switching to this keyboard. The programmability of each key is a game-changer for productivity, allowing custom layouts that suit my work style. The tenting and tilting options let you adjust it exactly to your comfort level. It's a solid investment for anyone serious about ergonomics and efficiency. Highly recommended!

Just get the wired version. It's a very cool and comfortable keyboard but it is not worth the headache of getting this thing to connect when it decides to stop working once a month. I've update the firmware several times and even sent it back to the manufacturer to try and fix the problems. I wouldn't mind the issues as much if I could use it in a wired mode but that isn't an option. The usb ports can only be used for charging. I also think there isn't enough clear documentation on how to configure the key customization with ZMK, let alone how annoying it is to use the github repositories to compile the files for the key configuration.

Ive been buying KINESIS keyboards since they were KEYBOARD AT plugs that cam with PS2 adapters which i believe was around 1999-2000 this is my 5th KINESIS keyboard and the best way to describe what a KINESIS keyboard is would be like a WW2 tiger tank. if you ever watch WW2 cartoon youtube videos or play world of tanks you will perfectly understand this metaphor the tiger tank was an amazing tank.....as long as it didn't suffer mechanical break downs, no other tank could match it......as long as it didn't suffer mechanical break downs, it was unstoppable on the battlefield....as long as it didn't suffer mechanical break downs!!! and that's my experience with kinesis keyboards, they are amazing for anyone that types as fast as a mini-gun spiting bullets, and for anyone like me that spends 10-14 hours a day typing something up its a life saver on the hands, you can type all day and not feel pain on your wrist and this new 360 is even better with optional angle elevation and a solid metal frame pad underneath the key board. if you are plugged in by bluetooth; your bluetooth win menu will display your batter life. you can connect both sides at the same time to recharge them while you work. so whats the problem well there's always something that goes wrong with every kinesis Ive owned, 1. original PS2 Kinesis had problems with being identifying by windows, and not every key worked 2. The Kinesis i bought for windows vista worked great but surprise upgrading to win 7 and the keyboard stopped working. When i contacted Kinesis multiple times, finally one tech told me off hand that win 7 would not recognize last gen models and i would have to pay another $385 for a new keyboard!!!! really a 1999 Dell computer i took out of an office trash bin still works today on win 11 but a $400 keyboard has issues??? somehow when i upgraded to win 10 and 11 the older keyboards started to work again -_- finally in 2023 this keyboard once again was amazing but then all of a sudden after 1 week the bluetooth would not connect. I fell back on using the USBC cable and 2 months later it didn't work at all!! finally after 3 days i found out the keyboard won't work if i have my gaming keypad plugged in?? i tried contacting kineses but forget it. Lat year their customer service tried to weasel there way out and blame me for the problems. Today all you get is an auto message that they are no longer taking tech calls at the moment cause you know still using covid as an excuse in 2023! so be warned for $500 you will get a god tier tank!! but when it breaks down or gets stuck in the mud you're on your own to get yourself out of trouble!

I purchased the Kinesis Advantage 360 keyboard a few weeks ago, and I am confident that it will be my go-to keyboard for a long time. The keyboard is incredibly comfortable to use, and I was able to easily customize the keys with the Kinesis graphical keymapping tool. Although the build quality is decent, I felt that the default ABS plastic keycaps that came with the purchase were of low quality. Fortunately, replacing them with Kinesis PBT keys made a significant difference. Initially, I had a Bluetooth connection issue, but after troubleshooting, I haven't experienced any problems since. Although the keyboard comes with a higher price tag, I believe that it's worth the investment. If you work on a computer a lot, just like with investing in a high-quality chair, it's essential to prioritize ergonomics and comfort. I recently started feeling a tingling sensation, soreness, and sometimes minor pain in my wrists while typing on a regular keyboard, which led me to research ergonomic keyboards. I'm thrilled that I found the Kinesis Advantage 360 because it has significantly reduced my discomfort and improved my typing experience. But even if you don't have any problems with your wrists/hands, I still think this is a great keyboard to consider. It took me about a week to get used to the keyboard layout, but with daily practice, typing at least thirty minutes to an hour each day, I was able to return to my average typing speed of 90wpm. Three weeks in, I feel like I am in total control of this keyboard, including all the special symbols, without even looking at the keys. I have never felt this level of control with a regular keyboard. While I changed the mapping for the hotkeys, I left the key mapping alone for the majority of the keys. Some of the special symbols, such as equal/plus, back tick/tilde, and curly brackets, were challenging to get used to, but with plenty of practice, I have significantly improved. It's worth noting that it's normal to experience some frustration when using a keyboard like this, but I believe that anyone can come to appreciate it with practice. There is a good chance that you might run into Bluetooth connection issues with this keyboard at some point, but be aware that this is a normal thing for any type of bluetooth electronics. For me, after troubleshooting, the Bluetooth issue has not returned yet, but it is very infrequent and minor enough that the benefits of this keyboard outweigh the potential downsides.

Best keyboard ive EVER had... 100% worth it! Bluetooth profiles r awesome! Thanks for the upgrades!!