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Originally Posted by aranhamo
At my last job, we were sent to two days of ergonomics training. At that training, they told us that Microsoft's Natural keyboards have poor ergonomics, and that the only reason they're comfortable for some users is because they have otherwise poorly designed work stations. They said the best keyboards were straight and as flat on the desk as possible, which would seem to indicate that Apple's new flat keyboard is very ergonomic.
They also said that Apple's mice, like the Mighty Mouse, have very poor ergonomics because they encourage the user to move the mouse with their wrist and fingers, rather than using your arm. The Logitech MX700 was used as the example of a mouse with good ergonomics, though they never saw fit to buy me one at work (I have one at home).
In the end, we found a number of problems with the way our work areas were set up, but my employer never did anything about it.
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Sounds like the trainers gave some good advice and some bad advice.
Split keyboards are a godsend for the RI problems of some users. I would question the intelligence and/or experience of any ergonomics consultant that claims otherwise.
But most important of all, don't believe all encompassing proclamations about ergonomics. Just as with prescription meds, taking the right medicine can be the lesser of two evils. A drug that helps one person may hurt another. The same is true for ergonomics.