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Ask Soylent: Where do you Keep your Keyboard?

posted by martyb on Tuesday September 27 2016, @09:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the in-front-of-me dept.

Where do you keep your keyboard?

Obviously, if you have an all-in-one like an iMac or a traditional laptop, the keyboard is connected directly to the display. But if you have a desktop or a docking station — or even a Bluetooth keyboard for your mobile phone — there is some flexibility on where you place your keyboard.

I currently have an old (mechanical) Hewlett Packard PS/2 keyboard sitting on my desk attached (via a USB connector) to my laptop. The laptop sits off to the side and feeds into a much larger external monitor. I've tolerated this arrangement for a while but it is becoming apparent that this is far from the most ergonomic arrangement.

So, I am considering getting a keyboard arm. For those who have gone that route, how has that worked for you? What model did you get and how much did it cost? Did it flex under use or was it rigid and solid? Was there space for a mouse next to the keyboard? Do you have any suggestions on what to watch out for, either pro or con?

I'm in hopes that not only will I benefit from the collected experiences of the SoylentNews community, but that someone else we see a reply and choose to do something to improve their arrangement, too.

 
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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 27 2016, @09:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 27 2016, @09:23AM (#406885)

    i have modified my seat to accommodate my keyboard. my ass sits just above the keys, and to press a key i simply shift my position slightly and push out a turd enough so that when it turtles it pushes down on the key that i want

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  • (Score: 2) by jimshatt on Tuesday September 27 2016, @10:39AM

    by jimshatt (978) on Tuesday September 27 2016, @10:39AM (#406904) Journal
    Well, at least your content is in line with your method.

  • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Gaaark on Tuesday September 27 2016, @03:49PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday September 27 2016, @03:49PM (#406988) Journal

    Sweet! Tell me more: then maybe I'll start building bombs in a cabin and take out Hillary!

    Turd typing.... mmmmmmmmm....

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