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KINESIS GAMING Freestyle Edge RGB Split Mechanical Keyboard (MX Brown)

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Color: RGB MX Brown


Features

  • ERGONOMIC SPLIT DESIGN FOR TYPING AND GAMING: Move the right module out of the way and bring your mouse in close for improved endurance and more precise aim (eSports proven). rotate the left module for optimal key coverage or to squeeze into a tight space at a LAN. Or split the modules up to 20 inches and put your stream mic, HOTAS, or mouse in the middle for easy access. Separate the modules to shoulder-width for an ergonomic typing posture and add the lift kit tenting accessory to reduce forearm strain. The detachable Palm Supports now include all-new thick cushioned palm pads for even more comfort.
  • 100% MECHANICAL SWITCHES FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE: Genuine Cherry MX Brown speed mechanical switches (low-force, tactile feel) offer professional-grade responsiveness and unmatched durability (50M clicks).
  • IMMERSIVE RGB LIGHTING FOR A CUSTOM LOOK: 16.8M color per-key RGB Backlighting with 10 customizable effects like wave, spectrum, rebound, pulse, rain and much more. Install lighting expansion pack 1 to add Dual layer lighting and two-tone effects.
  • SMARTSET PROGRAMMING ENGINE: All 95 keys are fully programmable for complete customization: Use the dedicated SmartSet key for convenient on-the-fly Remaps and macros, or use the all-new SmartSet app for special actions or to customize lighting effects. 9 Available profiles with dual layers, powerful macros, quick Remaps, 9 game keys, 1ms response time, NKRO, game mode, & much more. All profiles and settings save directly to the keyboard's 4MB onboard memory for Tournament play.
  • 100% plug-and-play: compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome. No special drivers required. RGB SmartSet App 3.0 for Windows and Mac available for download. Designed in the USA.

Description

High Performance Gaming The all-new Freestyle Edge RGB is the first split mechanical keyboard designed specifically for gaming. It was engineered with input from hardcore gamers to meet the strictest standards for quality, design, and performance. Now with immersive RGB Lighting, Cushioned Palm Supports, and an all new SmartSet App. Unlike conventional keyboards, the Edge gives you unparalleled freedom to customize the position of the left and right halves of the keyboard separately based on your specific needs. There is no wrong way to set up the Freestyle Edge RGB, just dial in the optimal configuration based on your other input devices and accessories for the ultimate desktop freedom. Maximum Ergonomics Not a gamer? No problem. The Freestyle Edge RGB features Kinesis' award-winning split adjustable ergonomic design perfect for all body types and typing styles. Separate the key modules to shoulder-width to reduce ulnar deviation.The new cushioned palm supports and zero-degree slope eliminate harmful wrist extension.The tenkeyless design brings the mouse in closer to your body to eliminate painful "over-reach". Low-force, full-travel mechanical key switches feel great, but also reduce fingertip impact for less strain and fatigue.Want an even more ergonomic experience? Attach the popular Lift Kit or V3 Pro accessory for adjustable tenting (3 heights) to reduce forearm strain. The Edge is plug-and-play compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome. And thanks to its subtle styling and matte black finish, it looks great at home or in the office. Join the Revolution All-New Freestyle Edge RGB The most powerful split keyboard ever made... just got a whole lot better. 20″ Adjustable Split for Gaming & Typing NEW- Per-Key RGB Backlighting NEW- Premium Cushioned Palm Supports Choice of Cherry MX Mechanical Switches SmartSet Programming Engine (Driverless) Available Tenting (Lift Kit & V3 Pro Sold Separately) Kinesis Gaming Designed and engineered in the USA Kinesis has been the worldwide leader in computer ergonomics for more than 25 years. Kinesis keyboards are known for their top-notch build quality, unsurpassed durability, and striking designs. Kinesis Gaming was formed in 2016 to draw on that 25 years of experience and expertise to revolutionize the gaming industry. Comfort Control Performance Read more Gamepad when you want it Full-size keyboard when you need it Thanks to the Freestyle Edge RGB's unique split design, you can convert the keyboard into a compact gamepad and bring your mouse in close for one-handed play. When your mouse is positioned in front of your shoulder you have more comfort, enhanced precision, and less fatigue so you can play better and play longer. The Edge is especially great for low-DPI mousing and eliminates those nasty collisions with your keyboard. Still need a few keys from the right side of the keyboard? No problem, remap them to the 9 Game Keys for easy access with your left hand, so your right hand never leaves your mouse. You have 9 different Profiles at your finger tips, so build custom layouts for each game to maximize performance. Conventional Push the key modules together for a standard 75% keyboard layout and classic typing experience. We recommend starting in this configuration and gradually moving the modules apart until you find the configuration that is most comfortable for body type and preferences. XL Split Separate the modules up to 20 inches to put your HOTAS, mic, stream deck, drawing tablet, or mouse within easy reach. The Edge frees up some amazingly valuable space right in the middle of your desk. How will you use it? Free Rotation Rotate the left module independently for optimal key coverage of Ctrl and Shift when using WASD, without crowding your mouse or hanging the keyboard off your desk. If you're typing, rotating the modules is a great way to keep wrists straight and eliminate harmful ulnar deviation. Tented Whether you're typing or gaming, add one of our popular tenting accessories to keep your hands and arms in a neutral position to reduce the painful forearm pronation caused by basic "flat" keyboards. Choose the Lift Kit (AC910) for tenting with Palm Supports or the V3 Pro (AC930) for tenting without the Palm Supports. Sold Separately Conventional XL Split Free Rotation Tented 16.8M Color Per-Key RGB Lighting with 10 Customizable Effects Rain Droplets of light ripple down the keyboard. Choose the color and speed of the rain along with the base color. Reactive Keys light up in response to your typing. Choose the color and duration of the lighting along with the base color. Loop Bands of light move across the keyboard. Choose the color, speed, and direction, as well as the base color. Freestyle Assign custom colors to all 95 keys in either layer. Use colors to designate custom programming so you never lose a hotkey. Read more Cherry MX Brown Cherry MX Red Cherry MX Blue Cherry MX Silver Feel Tactile Feedback Linear Tactile Feedback Linear Operating Force Low (45g) Low (45g) Medium (60g) Low (45g) Clicky ✓ Lifespan 50 Million Clicks 50 Million Clicks 50 Million Clicks 50 Million Clicks Travel Full Travel Full Travel Full Travel Short Travel


Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 10.3 x 1.3 inches


Item Weight: 2.8 pounds


Manufacturer: Kinesis Gaming


Country of Origin: China


Item model number: KB975-BRN


Date First Available: July 30, 2019


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    • Some weaknesses of the Kinesis Gaming keyboard, suggestions for improvements
Color: RGB MX Brown
I bought this keyboard not for gaming but for its ergonomics, as someone whose wrists had become sore from typing a lot every day. I should say right away that a big plus of this keyboard is that the soreness in both wrists and some fingers disappeared almost immediately upon my using this keyboard, so its ergonomic design definitely helped me. I use the keyboard with its optional lift kit set to a 10 degree angle. (I think anyone using this keyboard for ergonomics needs to buy the lift/tilt kit.) I also place the two keyboard halves about a shoulder-width apart so my arms and wrists are about perpendicular to the edge of the table. I find the large palm rests sturdy and quite comfortable and I have no trouble typing for many hours without strain or pain. So a great job to the engineers for making a well designed, comfortable to use, reliable keyboard. But the big plus is balanced by a big negative which is that, even after two months of steady use and despite a lot of tinkering with the Kinesis software that lets one remap keys and adjust responses of keys (see below), my typing speed is still way below (about half) of my typing speed on my previous keyboard, and I continue to make many typing errors that are mainly related to having mapped the Ctrl modifier key to a long-press of the thumb keys. I should point out that, before using this Kinesis keyboard, I have used Thinkpad keyboards for many years as my favorite keyboard. I am also an experienced and fast touch typist on standard keyboards. I feel that four changes, in decreasing order of priority, would change this good keyboard into a great ergonomic keyboard: 1. Split the large space key of each keyboard half into two separate keys, giving four keys altogether that the thumbs could type. It would also be better to place the split thumb keys along a short arc of the thumb so one thumb key is a little bit to the right and closer to the wrist pad on the left keyboard half, and similarly for the right keyboard half. (Just splitting the thumb key in half as it currently exists would not be as ergonomic.) Two of these four thumb keys could then be mapped to modifier keys like control or shift, and perhaps the delete key could also be mapped to one, leaving a remaining thumb key for space. Having just one key under each thumb is a greatly missed opportunity to make the keyboard more ergonomic since the ctrl, Shift, Del keys are badly placed on most keyboards (activated by the weak pinky finger). I use emacs heavily for writing and coding and so having quick easy ergonomic ways to touch ctrl and to hit the Esc key are especially important for me. 2. Use half-height short-travel non-mechanical keys or even a mouse-click switch under the four thumb keys so that the thumb keys can be activated as rapidly as possible, with the least amount of travel. (Thumbs are strong but slow.) This is crucial for fast accurate typing if modifier keys like ctrl and Shift are to be activated by the thumbs. My most common error on the Kinesis keyboard is not pressing the thumb fast enough to ctrl or Shift another key. 3. Offer a version of this keyboard that uses half-height non-mechanical shorter-travel silent dome-based switches (similar to what Lenovo uses in its Thinkpad keyboards) for ALL of the keys. After trying several different mechanical keyboards like the Kinesis, I found that I simply type faster and more enjoyably with high-quality non-mechanical low-height quiet keys. (And it doesn't hurt that dome-based keys are nearly completely quiet, no clacking of the mechanical keys that can bother other people or that are heard while talking on the phone.) I think the ergonomic keyboard market is big enough to justify this choice economically, although I would guess many gamers would prefer mechanical keys. 4. Modify the Kinesis software to allow long-press overloading of keys for all keys (see below for more details) and to allow simple chords (say press 2 keys simultaneously to create a letter or to emulate Shift, Alt, Ctrl). Right now, the software allows a secondary long-press only on non-alphabetical keys like the space bars, Shift, CAPS, etc. But it would be extremely useful to allow long-presses on letters under the stronger faster fingers (letters d and f on the left, j and k on the right) so that, say, long-pressing an f on the left would be a ctrl modifier for the right keyboard letters, long-pressing a j on the right would be a ctrl modifier for left keyboard letters, and similarly long-pressing d or k would Shift the letters on the opposite keyboard half. If well implemented, this software fix would also get rid of the need to have multiple thumb keys. Since I believe the keyboard can be completely remapped configured in software, I just don't understand why Kinesis won't provide more flexibility for remapping, including providing some simple chords. The user can simply decide whether or not to take advantage of this more greater remapping capability. Here are some other miscellaneous comments: - To avoid making it too hard to switch back and forth between the Kinesis keyboard and my laptop keyboard (or using another desk keyboard when traveling), this is how I remapped just a few keys of my Kinesis keyboard (using the SmartSet app that works on MacOS or Windows but not Linux), especially to make it fast and easy to use when in the emacs editor: I used the Tap-and-Hold feature to add a secondary feature (long-press) to left space bar: short tap is space, long-press is ctrl right space bar: short tap is space, long-press is ctrl CAPS: short tap is Esc, long-press is ctrl (because I remap CAPS to ctrl on my regular keyboards) ;: key: short tap is Esc, long-press is Shift (so I don't have to move my right pinky for Shift) right Shift: is now the ;: key (a lower frequency key) But, again, using a long-press under the thumb keys for ctrl makes the timing difficult for activating the ctrl key quickly so is a major source of typing errors. This would be avoided by splitting each current thumb key into two separate keys (four thumb keys in all) since ctrl could be directly mapped to two of these thumb keys, also use a much shorter stroke to activate the thumb key. Or use simple chords for Shift, Alt, Ctrl like the original Fingerworks keyboard. Note: the SmartApp and the programming language allows one to adjust the number of milliseconds that have to pass for a long-press to be detected instead of a tap but I could not find a timing that removed my typing errors. I am using 250 ms for a long-tap detection. The extra thumb keys would also allow DEL to be mapped to a thumb, or simple chord like f and j pressed simultaneously could be mapped to DEL if the software were slightly modified. The DEL key on the Kinesis keyboard is really badly placed, far from the main row. - The IOS version of the SmartSet app works only on a large screen Mac, not on a Mac laptop, which is quite frustrating and should be fixed. - change firmware so lighting doesn't turn on and stay on when FN key is used, rather annoying. - redesign the plastic key caps so that the secondary characters are more clearly visible and readable when keyboard lit. Currently, secondary characters are dark when keyboard is lit. - add a 2nd B key to right side of keyboard so B can be typed with either hand. There is room for an extra B key on the right keyboard half. - a warning to future users: the Kinesis keyboard takes up a lot of desk space when the two halves are spread apart at shoulder width, there is little room to refer to documents on the table. Also tricky is where to place a mouse. Between the keyboard halves works but it is awkward to reach in between the keyboard halves over and over again. Maybe implement a Thinkpad-like finger mouse, so one can do some mousing without moving hands off the keyboard? - The tilt kit is overpriced as two simple pieces of plastic, although it is well designed. If Kinesis is finding that most people are buying the tilt kit at the same time as keyboard, include the tilt kit and reduce the total price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021 by H. Greenside
    • I prefer the Red to the Brown
Color: RGB MX Brown
Glad to see these are now available. For months at the beginning of 2021 they were unavailable. I have two of these; a cherry brown at home (my first one) and a cherry red at work. For an expensive keyboard like this, it's a tough choice choosing the right cherry switches without being able to try them out. Many reviewers and advisors for first time mechanical keyboards advise the cherry brown switches for the subtle tactile feedback and relatively quieter key presses compared to the louder cherry blue switches. After getting the cherry brown keyboard, I liked it so much I wanted one for work. At the beginning of 2021, when there was no supply, Amazon briefly had a used cherry red version. I ordered it. Being used it was missing the palm rests which are normally included with the keyboard and very necessary when using the tent kit. Knowing I was going to return it, I was still able to try it out to asses the cherry red switches before ordering a new one later. For me, I like the cherry reds better and here's why. Cherry browns. Coming from a conventional membrane keyboard, you probably don't realize it but you normally push the keys all the way down until they bottom out. Fortunately you bottom out into a soft squishy rubbery material. When you first get on a mechanical keyboard you'll do the same and bottom out the key presses. This is part of the "clackiness" of a mechanical keyboard. The key is literally physically contacting the board, plastic on plastic with no soft cushion. With the tactile feedback of the cherry brown switch, you can actually stop pressing down when you feel the tactile feedback and before the key bottoms out on the board. It's kind of cool to realize you don't have to press so hard and so far down to actuate the key press and this should allow you type even faster since you can be more efficient. But you have to train yourself not to type so hard. If you are a hard typer and bottom out the keys, you may not even notice the subtle feedback of the cherry browns because the bottom out feel is much stronger. Cherry reds. Nice and smooth. When transitioning from the cherry browns to the cherry reds. The first thing you notice is that it feels easier to press the keys. Second you then realize what the browns are offering with information about key travel. There is certainly no issue typing with the cherry reds and it feels more like a traditional non mechanical keyboard. I appreciate what the cherry browns have taught me that I don't have to push down so hard or far. But the main reason I prefer the reds over the browns is that I feel less tired typing on the reds. They claim it's the same actuation force between the reds and the browns, but to me typing on the reds just feels easier. The tactile bump of the browns is like a small percussive force on your fingers joints that adds up over time and you can feel it. If you're young and virile and want the feedback, hey the browns are great, I still have my brown keyboard and enjoy it. Or go for the blues and strut your stuff and let everyone around you know you are a mechanical keyboard aficionado and they should respect your authority. But I'm glad I made the choice of cherry reds for work where I do most of my typing. I just don't need the extra percussive force on my fingers. I don't think there is any downside to the cherry reds, I can type just fine. The browns and blues just let you know that you have a mechanical keyboard and give you a different feel than what any other cheap or expensive membrane keyboard can provide and you may enjoy that. The keyboard itself is great. One of the main reasons I chose this keyboard is to remove the number pad on the right so my mouse can be closer. I am much more comfortable working with the mouse closer. I do miss the keypad, but the trade off is worth it. I do have the second layer programmed as a number pad, but every number pad is ortho-linear where the keys are directly above each other. Even color coding the keys and extinguishing the light on surrounding keys is still not the same. Most people will choose 7, 8, and 9 to stay the same which makes u, i, o = 4, 5, 6 and j, k, l = 1, 2, 3. But to match a number pad, 0 becomes plus and space or M becomes 0. The fact that the keys below 7,8,9 are diagonal and to the right just isn't quite the same. And the j key has the bump, which is now the number 1 key vs the bump on the number pad is the on the 5 key. At work I have a separate number pad but it's hard to find a convenient place to put it. I've just started using the real number row more and more. The second reason I wanted this keyboard is for the illuminated keys. If the microsoft natural 4000 keyboard had back lit keys, you wouldn't be reading this review and I would have right arm pain with my hand further out to the side. Nothing is better in a low light environment than back lit keys. And I've really enjoyed color coding keys to my liking. You can soften the brightness of the keys by choosing a softer color. I use browns, oranges, and reds so the keyboard is easy to look at in low light. The third reason I wanted a keyboard like this is for on the fly macro programming. Back in the late 90s I had a keyboard that let you program extra keys on the keyboard and it was awesome for short term repetitive tasks. This keyboard shines in this area. You can put a macro on any key or shift layers and put a macro on a key, nice but kinda lame because you need all the keys. This keyboard gives you 8 keys on the left side for easy programming and easy access. You press the macro button at the top above the fn keys, press the key you want to program, type whatever you want including spaces, returns, multi key presses (ctrl-shft-end), etc. then press the macro key again to finish. Then bam you have a repeatable set of key strokes for editing that spreadsheet you're working on. It's great. Don't want to accidentally press that macro key and have that complex macro do all kinds of crazy stuff on another important document or spreadsheet? Press macro the button and macro again... macro erased. I did have to burn one of the macro keys for the function layer (fn) toggle. There is an oversized Kinesis key in the upper left next to ESC, the perfect location for fn toggle. But strangely enough, fn toggle is the one thing you can't program that key for. You can but it prevents you from programming macros with the macro button. It's a bug in the software they don't care to fix. So I just programmed the big kenesis button as another ESC key and I used the macro 7 key as fn toggle just above the fn key. I also inverted F2 and F3 which I never use with volume up and down. F2 and F3 are then on the function layer if I need them. The palm rests are super comfy and coming from a microsoft ergonomic keyboard the tent kit is a requirement. I'm happy with the middle setting of 10 degrees and I spread the keyboard out until it's comfortable. Last thing, I did "O-ring" both keyboards. I bought these silicone O rings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HMMGHL4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details and this key puller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TAUJDJK?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details and it very noticeably reduced the "clackiness" of the keyboards. So it becomes quite the investment of keyboard, tent kit, O ring kit and a little time to install the O rings, getting used to the layout, programming the lights and other layers. But in the end, I think it's worth it. Keyboard, Monitors, and Mouse are your main interfaces to the machine. Make them count. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2021 by Richard S.

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