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Charleston
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Mar 25, 2014
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I really do not under stand why an Al plates is necessary for such an ergo keyboard, only for a nice looking? Different from using a traditional keyboard (which feels no difference with metal cover), your wrist will be on the cold surface. This plate should at least goes with some foam wrist pads like Kinesis Advantage, but then it will be urgly like Kinesis...
Marfy
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Mar 25, 2014
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Charleston@Charleston -- I'm buying the aluminium top plates because even though I spent a lot of time cleaning the plastic layers of my ErgoDox as I put it together, it quickly ygets quickly dusty and grimy, and little bits of dust, dirt, and liquids collect between the layers. You can see every speck through the top layer of the keyboard, and it looks dirty.
If you are unfortunate enough to spill a liquid on any part of the ErgoDox keyboard, the liquid gets wicked down through the screw shafts, or through the sides of the keyboard, spreads out between the layers, and looks pretty bad. I'm buying the top plates purely for cosmetic reasons. I'm just hoping the top plate will make the keyboard look cleaner.
If you are unfortunate enough to spill a liquid on any part of the ErgoDox keyboard, the liquid gets wicked down through the screw shafts, or through the sides of the keyboard, spreads out between the layers, and looks pretty bad. I'm buying the top plates purely for cosmetic reasons. I'm just hoping the top plate will make the keyboard look cleaner.
Charleston
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Mar 26, 2014
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MarfyThanks for your detailed explain, Marfy. IMHO, people using ergo keyboards always consider wrist health as the first priority. I agree that a neat and sharp look is also very important. Btw, it is the most beautiful top plate for ErgoDox.
david.goodger
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Mar 27, 2014
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CharlestonI got aluminum top plates with both of my ErgoDox kits (one classic, one full-hand), purely for aesthetics. Although the clear top plates are cool and show off the blue PCB underneath, I feel that the aluminum top plates look more professional. (I can always show off by displaying the bottoms of the keyboards.) Hiding dust is a bonus.
As for ergonomics, I use gel wrist rests between my hands and the aluminum (full hand; for the classics I have custom wrist rests).
As for ergonomics, I use gel wrist rests between my hands and the aluminum (full hand; for the classics I have custom wrist rests).
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