# Kinesis Advantage

29 Hacker News commenters recommended Kinesis Advantage and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 18 years (5 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Owners praise its contoured, split layout for easing wrist and hand strain and keeping typing speed; critics say it is bulky, expensive and hard to travel with.

## Why people recommend it

- Eases wrist and hand strain (4 comments): "These keyboards stopped my RSI cycle decades ago, and improved my speed by roughly half." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47080731)) "I've personally found it the biggest gain to reducing strain on my left hand." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48758523)) "I haven't have a single issue with my hands or wrists since changing over." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47081126))
- Contoured, symmetrical layout (4 comments): "I've personally found it the biggest gain to reducing strain on my left hand." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48758523)) "the Advantage2 definitely convinced me that it's more comfortable than flat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47569744)) "being symmetrical means I can access every key easily" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936600))
- Thumb clusters add useful keys (2 comments): "the thumb clusters are my favorite part of using my Kinesis Adv 360" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086230)) "The 12 thumb keys on the Kinesis is quite a luxury." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084213))
- Typing speed kept or improved (2 comments): "i have not only fully recovered my typing speed but have even improved on my historical ability" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765967)) "These keyboards stopped my RSI cycle decades ago, and improved my speed by roughly half." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47080731))

## What people warn about

- Bulky on desk, not travel-friendly (2 comments): "it's absolutely not suitable for travel, even taking it from the desk to the couch is a hassle" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48766733)) "The disadvantage of the KA though is that it's huge on the desk." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47087704))
- Expensive, with long lead times (2 comments): "I like the Kinesis Advantage but it's expensive for a keyboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45836205)) "Lead times are long, and Kinesis products are expensive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47081030))
- Wrist or hand pain reported (2 comments): "I actually developed RSI for the first time using a kinesis advantage because it forced a certain posture that doesn't work well with my long arms." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101746)) "my wrists and hands hurt after using it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47092444))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [MoErgo Glove80](https://hackerapproved.com/p/glove80.md): 29 recommend
- [ZSA Moonlander](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zsa-moonlander.md): 27 recommend
- [ZSA Voyager](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zsa-voyager.md): 17 recommend
- [ErgoDox EZ](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ergodox-ez.md): 17 recommend
- [Ultimate Hacking Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultimate-hacking-keyboard.md): 15 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Kinesis+Advantage2+split+ergonomic+keyboard&tag=YOURTAG-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://kinesis-ergo.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kinesis Advantage", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kinesis-advantage-keyboard/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).