My Top Five Picks
The [Kinesis Advantage360](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Kinesis+Advantage360&tag=thetestedhub-20) is the most comfortable keyboard I have ever used, full stop. The concave key wells took me a week to adapt to, but my pinky finger has not complained once in eighteen months. The [ZSA Moonlander](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ZSA+Moonlander&tag=thetestedhub-20) is the most adjustable board on this list, with tenting legs that let you dial in any angle from flat to almost vertical. I use Oryx (their web configurator) to remap layers on the fly.
Check price on Amazon →I switched to a split keyboard two years ago after wrist pain pushed me to my limit, and here are the five boards I keep recommending to coworkers.
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My Top Five Picks
The [Kinesis Advantage360](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Kinesis+Advantage360&tag=thetestedhub-20) is the most comfortable keyboard I have ever used, full stop. The concave key wells took me a week to adapt to, but my pinky finger has not complained once in eighteen months. The [ZSA Moonlander](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ZSA+Moonlander&tag=thetestedhub-20) is the most adjustable board on this list, with tenting legs that let you dial in any angle from flat to almost vertical. I use Oryx (their web configurator) to remap layers on the fly.
My Setup
I run the Advantage360 at home and the Moonlander at the office. Both sit on a [SmartDesk](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=SmartDesk+standing+desk&tag=thetestedhub-20) standing desk with a monitor arm so I can keep my elbows at exactly 90 degrees. I use a vertical mouse on the right and a trackball on the left, which means my hands rarely leave the home row. My layer setup gives me numpad on the right thumb hold, navigation on the left.
Quick answers
It took me about two weeks to type at full speed again, but the wrist relief was noticeable on day one.
Tenting helps a lot if you have shoulder rotation issues, but a flat split is fine for pure ulnar deviation relief.
Tom Reeves has reviewed consumer electronics for over a decade, with a focus on televisions, monitors, laptops, and smart home devices. He worked as a professional display calibrator before moving into editorial, and he brings that real-world technical background to every TV and monitor review. At TheTestedHub, Tom covers display calibration, computer monitors, laptops and 2-in-1s, smart home platforms, home theater setups, and HDR performance.
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