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KINESIS Advantage360 Professional Split Ergonomic Keyboard - Bluetooth | Mechanical Switches | Fully Programmable Open Source | Contoured Shape | Adjustable Tenting | Backlit

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Keyboard Description Mechanical
Special Feature Ergonomic, Split Keyset Design, Backlit, Hotkeys and Media Keys, Wrist Rest
Color Dark Gray
Number of Keys 76
Keyboard backlighting color support Single Color
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  • Concave keywells are scooped into a bowl shape to reduce hand and finger extension and relax muscles.|Separating the keywells positions the arms at shoulder-width to keep wrists straight and perpendicular to the home row to reduce abduction and ulnar deviation.|The keys are arranged in vertical columns (rather than staggered) to reflect your fingers' natural motion better.|The two keywells are “tented” to moderately raise the thumb side of the hand. Tenting puts you in a more neutral “handshake” posture and reduces the stresses caused by forearm pronation. Choose from one of three heights depending on your preferences.|The integrated palm supports reduce stressful bending of the wrists and provide a convenient place to rest your hands when you are not actively typing. Add the new premium pads for even more support (AC360PP Sold Separately).|The thumb clusters include frequently-used keys such as Enter Space Backspace and Delete to redistribute the workload from your relatively weaker overused little fingers to stronger thumbs.|The Advantage360 may look big but it has a smaller footprint than most keyboards because we eliminated the numeric 10-key so you can place the mouse closer to your body reducing painful “over-reach”.|Functions keys are located in the number row and accessed via the Fn Key for reduced reach and enhanced portability.

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  • USB Charging Cables (Two)
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  • Product Description

    The absolute best in ergonomics. Since 1992. With new and improved Bluetooth.

    Split

    Adjustable Split

    Separate and rotate modules independently to keep wrists straight and reduce ulnar deviation.

    contour

    Contoured Shape

    Hands and fingers are placed in a natural, relaxed position to shorten key-reach and reduce over-extension.

    Thumb keys

    Thumb Keys

    Use stronger thumbs rather than weaker pinkies to access heavily used keys like Space, Backspace, and Enter.

    orthogonal

    Vertical Key Configuration

    Orthogonal layout arranges keys in columns to mirror the natural motion of your fingers.

    tenting
    Now with intergrated adjustable tenting

    Eliminate painful Forearm Pronation

    Flat keyboards force you to type in an unnatural position with your palms face down towards the worksurface. The Advantage360 keyboard features adjustable tenting to allow you type with your forearms in a more neutral and comfortable position. Choose from 3 settings with the click of a button.

    Choice of Premium Mechanical Switches

    gateron brown

    Gateron Brown Switches

    • Feel: Tactile
    • Sound: Medium
    • Activation Force: Medium (45g)
    • Travel Distance: Long (4.1mm)
    • Part Numbers: KB360-GBR and KB360-PRO-GBR

    Kailh pink

    Kailh Quiet Pink Switches

    • Feel: Linear
    • Sound: Quiet
    • Activation Force: Low (35g)
    • Travel Distance: Medium (3.6mm)
    • Part Numbers: KB360-KLQ and KB360-PRO-KLQ

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    Customers find the keyboard comfortable to use and appreciate its build quality. They report a significant reduction in wrist strain and shoulder tension since switching to this keyboard. However, some have experienced issues with Bluetooth connectivity, including disconnections and poor wireless connectivity. There are mixed opinions on ergonomics, ease of use, value for money, and keyboard layout.

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    26 customers mention "Comfort"19 positive7 negative

    Customers appreciate the comfort of the keyboard. They say it's incredibly comfortable to use, and they can type all day without feeling pain on their wrists. The spring feels nice, and customers have noticed a significant reduction in wrist strain and shoulder tension since switching to this keyboard.

    "...The keyboard is incredibly comfortable to use, and I was able to easily customize the keys with the Kinesis graphical keymapping tool...." Read more

    "...They are comfortable and all, but I'm making more typos with them installed...." Read more

    "...Advantage is even more ergonomic than the Freestyle and it alleviated the wrist pain I was feeling...." Read more

    "...Since it is a flat keyboard, it was a little less comfortable, but paired with ZSA's platform accessory for superb tenting, it was hard to..." Read more

    17 customers mention "Build quality"17 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the keyboard's build quality. They mention it's well-built with a solid metal frame pad underneath the key board. The spring feels nice and the adjustable base is very sturdy. While mechanically beautiful, some reviewers find the software not up to par.

    "...Although the build quality is decent, I felt that the default ABS plastic keycaps that came with the purchase were of low quality...." Read more

    "...new 360 is even better with optional angle elevation and a solid metal frame pad underneath the key board...." Read more

    "...I bought the wired version, and the hardware and build quality are fantastic...." Read more

    "...It looks very nice and has a good solid feel...." Read more

    56 customers mention "Ergonomics"37 positive19 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the ergonomics of the keyboard. Some find it comfortable and easy to type on, with responsive keys and a nice sound. Others report issues like hitting wrong keys, missing keys, and key stutters. The software for reprogramming the keyboard is also criticized as poor.

    "...360 because it has significantly reduced my discomfort and improved my typing experience...." Read more

    "...tenting, and the concave nature of the pieces means you can comfortably rest your palms on the outside and only move your fingers...." Read more

    "...Except it hurts to reach those keys or is just plain awkward.Finally, the Bluetooth connectivity on this is horrible...." Read more

    "Ergonomics are nice but it was a nightmare to setup keys with GitHub. Can't possibly recommend." Read more

    24 customers mention "Keyboard ease"14 positive10 negative

    Customers have different views on the keyboard's ease of use. Some find it easy to program and customize the keys with the Kinesis graphical keymapping, setting up macros perfectly. Others mention that the curly brackets are challenging to get used to, and the learning curve is steep. Programming the keyboard is cumbersome for some, while others find it easy to customize the keys and set up macros.

    "...a year ago since it was split, ortholinear, and supremely and easily customizable - you can easily hot swap keys AND switches, and the keys are also..." Read more

    "...as equal/plus, back tick/tilde, and curly brackets, were challenging to get used to, but with plenty of practice, I have significantly improved...." Read more

    "...You could say that the keyboard allows you to customize the keys. Yes, that's true. BUT, the only way to do this is to create your own firmware...." Read more

    "...You can move in/out of any layer during remapping. Layer keys are immune to onboard programming...." Read more

    24 customers mention "Value for money"13 positive11 negative

    Customers have different views on the value for money. Some find it good value, with a premium feel and split keyboards being worth it. Others feel it's overpriced, with cheap plastic and PBT keys that feel artificial.

    "...the keyboard comes with a higher price tag, I believe that it's worth the investment...." Read more

    "...This is a very expensive keyboard, and it will not be for everyone. There is a learning curve...." Read more

    "...the wireless, and ordered it once I found availability at a relatively good price point. I was excited about its potential...." Read more

    "...It's definitely expensive for a keyboard, but it is ergonomic and i haven't experienced any kind of wrist pain since making the switch...." Read more

    11 customers mention "Keyboard layout"7 positive4 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the keyboard layout. Some find it normal and easy to get used to, with a nice look and solid feel. Others mention it has a strange layout that takes some time to get used to, a dumb default keyboard layout for coding, and different colored row keys without the different shape or texture.

    "...The keys are laid out well, but I had to change a few. I like the CTRL and ALT on the left side on the bottom row...." Read more

    "...Has it worked? Yes, but that does come with getting used to a pretty strange layout, which takes some time to go back and forth still..." Read more

    "...Kinesis Freestyle instead, which served me well for many years, has a normal layout, and takes a lot less time to get used to." Read more

    "...each key is a game-changer for productivity, allowing custom layouts that suit my work style...." Read more

    32 customers mention "Bluetooth connectivity"7 positive25 negative

    Customers have issues with the Bluetooth connectivity of the keyboard. They report that it disconnects frequently, lags for a short time, and fails to connect properly after a few days. Some reviewers also mention that the two sides rarely pair properly.

    "...Initially, I had a Bluetooth connection issue, but after troubleshooting, I haven't experienced any problems since...." Read more

    "...blue-tooth version that other reviews have noted is the challenge sometimes with connection but as long as you turn the left keyboard on first and..." Read more

    "...The main annoyances of this keyboard are the Bluetooth connection, connection issues between the two halves of the boards, and double key-pressing..." Read more

    "...Bluetooth has worked perfectly on my PC. I've had zero issues so far. I hit a key in the morning and my PC wakes up. I leave the backlighting off...." Read more

    14 customers mention "Functionality"4 positive10 negative

    Customers have issues with the keyboard's functionality. It disconnects via Bluetooth and doesn't work if plugged in USB. The left side may not work, and some keys may not function properly. Some reviewers mention that the keyboard arrived with the left side not working completely within the first week.

    "...finally after 3 days i found out the keyboard won't work if i have my gaming keypad plugged in?? i tried contacting kineses but forget it...." Read more

    "...bluetooth is completely unreliable, every month it will just stop working one day with the right pod flashing red lights...." Read more

    "...I am happy to say after these changes, the board is stable and useable.But now comes the long tail...." Read more

    "...confusing because sometimes my keyboard disconnects via BT and it does not work if I simply plug in usb...." Read more

    Great product, with some connectivity issues
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great product, with some connectivity issues
    Great product, with some connectivity issues.- The build quality is astounding, really solid and well made.- The keys have a responsive touch, as well as beign noisy enough to feel like you're typing in a quality keyboard but not too loud to distract you from work.- I had some problems with the bluetooth connectivity at the beginning. My solution was to leave the keyboard on as well as my laptop's bluetooh scanning for it. Eventually the keyboards pairs after a few hours, and haven't problems since then.Would only recommend buying the professional version if you have experience programming and like to tinker with software.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      I purchased the Kinesis Advantage 360 keyboard a few weeks ago, and I am confident that it will be my go-to keyboard for a long time. The keyboard is incredibly comfortable to use, and I was able to easily customize the keys with the Kinesis graphical keymapping tool. Although the build quality is decent, I felt that the default ABS plastic keycaps that came with the purchase were of low quality. Fortunately, replacing them with Kinesis PBT keys made a significant difference.

      Initially, I had a Bluetooth connection issue, but after troubleshooting, I haven't experienced any problems since. Although the keyboard comes with a higher price tag, I believe that it's worth the investment. If you work on a computer a lot, just like with investing in a high-quality chair, it's essential to prioritize ergonomics and comfort. I recently started feeling a tingling sensation, soreness, and sometimes minor pain in my wrists while typing on a regular keyboard, which led me to research ergonomic keyboards. I'm thrilled that I found the Kinesis Advantage 360 because it has significantly reduced my discomfort and improved my typing experience. But even if you don't have any problems with your wrists/hands, I still think this is a great keyboard to consider.

      It took me about a week to get used to the keyboard layout, but with daily practice, typing at least thirty minutes to an hour each day, I was able to return to my average typing speed of 90wpm. Three weeks in, I feel like I am in total control of this keyboard, including all the special symbols, without even looking at the keys. I have never felt this level of control with a regular keyboard. While I changed the mapping for the hotkeys, I left the key mapping alone for the majority of the keys. Some of the special symbols, such as equal/plus, back tick/tilde, and curly brackets, were challenging to get used to, but with plenty of practice, I have significantly improved. It's worth noting that it's normal to experience some frustration when using a keyboard like this, but I believe that anyone can come to appreciate it with practice.

      There is a good chance that you might run into Bluetooth connection issues with this keyboard at some point, but be aware that this is a normal thing for any type of bluetooth electronics. For me, after troubleshooting, the Bluetooth issue has not returned yet, but it is very infrequent and minor enough that the benefits of this keyboard outweigh the potential downsides.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      It's been about twenty years since I first used a Kinesis and haven't used one since. For the past 14 months I've been using a Moonlander split keyboard. It's a decent keyboard, but the options for tenting are very poor unless you invest in more hardware purchased from their site. They do offer excellent support, though. I'd had the keyboard for about six months when the right side thumb cluster hinge broke. They sent me a replacement for free.

      Back to the Kinesis. I write A LOT. I'm a full-time author so I bang out hundreds of thousands of words per year. I'm in my mid-fifties, and fingers and wrist hurt all the time because of poor ergonomics and cheap keyboards.

      The Kinesis Advantage 360 is kind of amazing. It has true tenting, and the concave nature of the pieces means you can comfortably rest your palms on the outside and only move your fingers. Since I have used a split ortho board for over a year, this was not a huge learning curve. The keys are laid out well, but I had to change a few. I like the CTRL and ALT on the left side on the bottom row. I moved those keys using the ZMK software which is not really friendly. You have to have a Github account, fork builds, and then use the key mapper to generate new firmware. Each piece of the keyboard them must be connected via USB. Copy the corresponding builds to each piece and then swap key caps. I'm happy with the four or five keys I moved and have this looking almost exactly like my Moonlander layout.

      Bluetooth has worked perfectly on my PC. I've had zero issues so far. I hit a key in the morning and my PC wakes up. I leave the backlighting off. After two weeks of heavy use, the batteries are still going strong without a recharge.

      I purchased the palm pad separately. Why aren't these included with this very expensive keyboard? Come to find out, they might not be needed depending on your hands. I find them okay, but I will probably switch back to using the palm rests without the pads. They are comfortable and all, but I'm making more typos with them installed.

      This is a very expensive keyboard, and it will not be for everyone. There is a learning curve. When I initially switched to a Moonlander, my WPM dropped to about five words per minute. I'm a slow and not very accurate typist, but after this short amount of time I'm up to about 70 WPM with a 98% accuracy rate. This is fantastic for my old hands.

      Overall, this is a technical board that requires an understanding that the interface software is far from user friendly. Remapping keys will be challenging. I find that the key caps get oily from my fingers rather quickly, which is a weird thing to write, but it's true. So far this has not affected my typing, but I feel like I need to wipe them with a cloth a few times a week. Lightly textured key caps would have been perfect on this thing. Even with these negatives, I feel this keyboard beats the Moonlander by a mile. This is a true ergo keyboard and so far I love typing on it. The Gateron brown switches feel really nice. Negatives aside, this is the best keyboard I've ever owned. I look forward to many years with this thing.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      Ergonomics are nice but it was a nightmare to setup keys with GitHub. Can't possibly recommend.
    • Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2024
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      I recommend this keyboard. It didn't take long to learn how to type on this keyboard, maybe just a week or two and once I got the hang of the thumb keys, I think it's a much more effective way to type. When I don't use this and go back to a regular keyboard, I find that my fingers/wrists start immediately hurting. The only thing to note with the blue-tooth version that other reviews have noted is the challenge sometimes with connection but as long as you turn the left keyboard on first and then the right, I haven't had issues. You will have to charge the keyboards fairly regularly so if that sounds like a hassle then maybe get the corded version of this keyboard. I don't use all the fancy key configurations, just the version straight out of the box so I'm probably not using it to its full extent but it is great for what I wanted.

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    • some
      4.0 out of 5 stars Oui, il vaut quand même bien le coût.
      Reviewed in Canada on May 26, 2024
      Style: SmartSet (USB) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      Points positifs :
      - Son poids, oui il est posé sur mon bureau et ne bougera pas de sa position, même si les touches sont massacrées de toutes forces.
      - La programmation avec l'application SmartSet, pouvoir re-mapper les touches des charactères spéciaux des petits doigts pour les doigts les plus habilles avec le système de couche, c'est excellence. Surtout que la configuration est sauvegardé sur le disque dure du clavier, donc on se retrouve chez soi même si l'on change d'ordi.
      - Les touches ortholinéaires + le setup concaves et le split, allègent les efforts pour écrire, réduisent les mouvements de bras non nécessaire, maintiennent la bonne position des poignets et bras. L'ergonomie est làlà.
      - Le feeling du contact avec le plastique, qui vient avec le temps, surtout quand on trouve la bonne position de main. On ne glisse pas.
      - La documentation, pour le re-mappage des touches, surtout que le logicielle n'est pas nécessaire. On peut le faire directement depuis les fichiers dans le disque dure du clavier. Qui, à mon avis est bien plus simple.
      - Le changement d'angle est solide et bien stable.
      - Puis le design.

      Points négatifs :
      - n'est pas hotswappable, mais bon...
      - ça prend quand même de la place sur son bureau, puis pour le déplacer pour le télétravail par exemple...
      - l'application SmartSet sur MacOs est buggy surtout pour la configuration des macros. Lorsqu'on est en mode re-mappage toutes les LEDs clignotes, on ne voit plus sur quelle couche on est; alors le clique sur la touche n'est pas toujours à celui que l'on pense... mais bon, je préfère utiliser la méthode manuelle : modifier les fichiers comme indiqué dans leur documentation, et on a vite ce que l'on veut.

      Les difficultés, au début, pour ce genre de clavier sont :
      - Les touches ortholinéaires : il faut se donner le temps, pour construire sa mémoire musculaire. Il faut juste pratiquer. Sur mon ancien clavier, ferry sweep 2, il m'a fallu 2,5 mois pour retrouver ma vitesse de croissière habituelle. Sur le kenisis, 1 semaine.
      - La position de sa paume de main : oui, il m' a fallu chercher un moment pour comprendre et donc trouver la position idéal. Le but dans les claviers dit ergo, est que la main elle-même ne bouge pas de sa position. Mon pouce doit toucher la touche la plus haute des touches à pouce et le petit doigt doit toucher aisément la touche la plus haute, opposée, du clavier. Cela donne la position de la paume de main.
      - Le split : mais bon en même temps on l'achète pour ça non ? Apprendre à taper du clavier, en utilisant la totalité de ces doigts est un game changeur ! De plus les splits keyboards, sont la garantie de ne plus avoir mal aux poigners et au coups...

      Conclusion : Il m'a fallu au moins une bonne semaine, le temps de retrouver mes marques pour que je puisse enfin dire. Je l'aime ce clavier.
    • Roger Velazquez
      5.0 out of 5 stars Increíble teclado
      Reviewed in Mexico on September 23, 2023
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      Llego un día antes, original y sin ningún rasguño.
      Que decir del teclado, kinesis es sinónimo de calidad y tecnología, teclado bluetooth ergonómico perfecto para mi túnel carpiano.
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      Roger Velazquez
      5.0 out of 5 stars Increíble teclado
      Reviewed in Mexico on September 23, 2023
      Llego un día antes, original y sin ningún rasguño.
      Que decir del teclado, kinesis es sinónimo de calidad y tecnología, teclado bluetooth ergonómico perfecto para mi túnel carpiano.
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    • Amazon Customer
      5.0 out of 5 stars Life Saver
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2024
      Style: SmartSet (USB) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
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      The keyboard might seem strange at the start and even it might look strange, but in reality, it’s one of the best keyboard I have used. I have a big collection and I could say for sure that this is my favourite and I’m gonna be using this for a long time Probably years. Now the main reason that motivated me to purchase the keyboard is the ability to sit ergonomically and have my shoulders wide open whilst not pointing inwards, but outwards did. This significantly helped with arms related pain and shoulder pain and upper back. I highly highly recommend the keyboard as it does maintain a good post and I can’t see a better alternative after months and months of research, the keyboard pricing is obviously very high, but they do have something going on
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      5.0 out of 5 stars Life Saver
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2024
      The keyboard might seem strange at the start and even it might look strange, but in reality, it’s one of the best keyboard I have used. I have a big collection and I could say for sure that this is my favourite and I’m gonna be using this for a long time Probably years. Now the main reason that motivated me to purchase the keyboard is the ability to sit ergonomically and have my shoulders wide open whilst not pointing inwards, but outwards did. This significantly helped with arms related pain and shoulder pain and upper back. I highly highly recommend the keyboard as it does maintain a good post and I can’t see a better alternative after months and months of research, the keyboard pricing is obviously very high, but they do have something going on
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    • david kunstek
      5.0 out of 5 stars Very well designed keyboard
      Reviewed in Germany on October 13, 2023
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      I bought used keyboard, but I arrived in totally new condition. I just missed one tool part to remove keys, but that is ok, I got it 180 EUR cheeper than new one. Small price to pay :D
      When starting with this keyboard you really need to use all 10 fingers, and I need to relearn typing. Its not the same as ordinary keyboards.
    • Vitaliy Kim
      5.0 out of 5 stars Great keyboard
      Reviewed in Australia on April 20, 2024
      Style: Professional (Bluetooth) | Tactile SwitchVerified Purchase
      It took me ~ a month to get used to the keyboard, but now I love it. Something that it pushed me to do is to use right fingers to type certain keys.
      Also I feel a bit more efficient after I started to use VIM motions with the keyboard almost everywhere - magic.