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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: 2) by Rich on Tuesday September 27 2016, @11:13AM

    by Rich (945) on Tuesday September 27 2016, @11:13AM (#406909) Journal

    ... the whole laptop rests on a 6 cm high cardboard box (73 cm table, 45 cm chair levels). This is in order to reduce the down-looking angle for the neck. I get neckache when I have to work with a laptop that plainly sits on a table, but the slight elevation makes a massive difference and I haven't had the slightest problem in a long, long time. Except for the sitting itself, which requires compensation through regular gym work-outs.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 27 2016, @12:55PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 27 2016, @12:55PM (#406927)

    Similar here, but have the laptop on a small wire rack that holds it about 5.5 inches / 140mm above the table. Puts laptop screen up near to eye level and also lets the laptop cool with bottom exposed.

    Think the rack came with some cooking device, but can't find it, sorry. Similar to this one,
        https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kitchen-Metal-Rectangle-Foldable-Bread-Cake-Baking-Cooling-Rack-Black-40-x-25cm/153137078 [walmart.com]