Xah Talk Show 2019-01-19 Review of the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard

Kinesis Advantage vs UHK

The answer would probably be disappointing. Because i cannot honesty say one is better than the other. Both are so good, but the two are rather quite different keyboards, primarily due to shape and size. I was using Kinesis Advantage2 for 3 years now. UHK for 50 days.

When i got UHK, i thought i'll try it for a month then go back to Kinesis. But it's really good, and am still on it. I don't feel i have to switch back to Kinesis, nor that i must stick with UHK.

I'd say, a easy criterion for decision is, if you want a station at home, get Kinesis. If you sometimes need to travel, get UHK. Also, Kinesis got driverless programing.

But UHK's programability is more advanced and so easy to use, i didn't find any bump using it AT ALL. e.g. Kinesis, u can't make modifier do macro or other key, unless u first program it to be a non-modifier. The UHK, partly because it's visual, and so easy.

Anyway, i think if u want to decide: here's few points: portability. Driverless programing. Extremely easy gui programing and more advanced programmability. As to the keyboard hardware and shape... I think it really depends on you.

For me, it'd be a coin flip. Also, for those got RSI already, i think Kinesis bowl surface and rectangular grid layout is better. (but i know people who has RSI and can't get used to Kinesis) also, hand size is a factor. If you are, say, Asian Female, then, UHK is absolutely better.