If you're buying the Kinesis Keyboard, this accessory kit is an absolute must have. Without it, the keyboard is goofy looking and odd. With it, the keyboard is truly ergonomic.
I'd say the keyboard and the accessory pack went a lot farther towards helping my wrist heal than a doctor's visit, x-rays, and a custom brace. I no longer wear the brace, but still swear by this keyboard. Kinesis Freestyle VIP - Keyboard accessories kit
I find the palm rests quite essential to support my palms when typing in a titled position. It's plastic and comes with an adhesive backed foam sheet to paste on for comfort.
Unfortunately, the tilts that attach to the keyboard are not sturdy at all. I'm afraid they might break soon.
Each tilt consists of actually 2 pieces. The first is a flat like plastic piece with 2 pegs that attach to the keyboard. The second attaches to the first piece and rests on the desk. The two pieces are connected with at 3 points - top, bottom and centre.
The top and bottom points are just attached with a very thin plastic rod about 5 mm long and 2mm thick. It has snapped out twice when I adjusted the keyboard already. See the image I uploaded on the product page.
Given the USD 39 price tag, one could expect it to be more durably constructed.
It's not that often that a product is just right. This keyboard kit helped my wrist pain significantly and is more than easy to set up and use. It is also very versatile, in that you can adjust the components' distance from each other, and when "tented," at two possible angles. I didn't give it five stars for durability only because it is made with a lighter plastic, which his probably very durable, but I can't be sure. It comes with wrist pads for the wrist rest area, but I don't use them. Without this kit, I wouldn't keep the Freestyle keyboard.
I have had some problems with my right wrist. I noticed that two things make it worse, tennis and computer usage. The combination of the keyboard with this attachment and the purchase of the vertical mouse has practically solved my problem. Worked better than braces.
There are two attributes I was not able to determine either from Amazon's description, other reviews, or the Kinesis website product description: 1) It is not possible to use this kit without the palm rests attached; and 2) the folding legs won't stay locked in place when moving the keyboard sections.
The first is not a flaw, but it does require more room on your desktop than would otherwise be possible, so slightly disappointing. The second is a real problem. To switch between the 10- and 15-degree positions, the legs swing in and out on an up-down axis (i.e., draw a line from the space bar to the number row at top). But the legs don't lock in place at all. This is not a problem for the 10-degree position, because this is its natural resting position. But the 15-degree position remains solid only when the keyboard is not moved -- as soon as you shift either half of the keyboard slightly to the left or right, plops back down into the 10-degree position. Easy enough to put back, but annoying and extremely stupid from a design perspective.
Also, while the platform feels stable and solid in either position, note that there are 6 points of contact with the desk in the 10-degree position and only 4 points of contact in the 15-degree position. Again, it feels solid in either position, but very strange design decision. This is not a flaw, however. The non-locking position switching mechanism most definitely is a flaw.
Love it! Thia KB has saved me from carpal tunnel syndrome. I was having a lot of pain before I got this KB. Now I have none. Only things I don't like are the fact that there is not a separate numbers KB and that the backspace and delete key are too close together. Neither issue is a major problem however.
If you buy the freestyle keyboard, it's useless w/o out this kit or the incline kit.
Now in regards to this kit: I like my keyboard raised at the palm level and sloping away from me, it's far more natural feeling to my hands. In fact I use a beautiful piece of 1" x 2" wood to elevate the front of the keyboard. Actually I'm kidding the wood is disguisting. And with this kit it's too much. So I'm out looking for something that elevates the front just about 1/2". So I'm saying this kit would be more useful if it allowed an adjustment to incline, front to back, not just side to side.
These are suggestions, not really complaints. This is very valuable addition to the Freestyle keyboard. - Ergonomic Keyboard - Ergonomic - Carpal Tunnel - Accessory'
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