The Freestyle separated keyboard is the most versatile keyboard on the market today and represents a breakthrough in ergonomic design. The Freestyle adapts to the specific needs of every user with infinitely adjustable separation and splay and a design that will permit as much reduction in pronation as is required for most users. The layout incorporates unique features for performance and comfort, with almost no adaptation time. Featuring an undeniably modern contemporary look, this keyboard provides a stylish accent to any workstation.
The Freestyle2 utilizes a quiet, low-force, tactile membrane key switch. The typical average maximum key force of a switch is 45 grams. This is at least 25% less than most traditional and many ergonomic keyboards such as the Microsoft 4000 with maximum key forces of over 60 grams. Driverless hot keys Driverless hot keys for commonly used mouse actions.
The Freestyle Solo is intuitive to configure and use with simple, sturdy adjustment mechanisms (no more need for awkward or unwieldy adjustment levers, wheels or clamps) . Several interchangeable modular accessories provide features never before available from a single keyboard design.
I really wanted an ergonomic keyboard, so I went and spent over $200 on one. It was really disappointing to use the Kinesis Freestyle Pro Ergonomic Mechanica. Per-Key Quality Testing. I faced no such problem with the Kinesis Freestyle Edge, as the designers managed to lower its noise output a little, yet just enough to increase the comfort levels.
Two optional accessory packages, the Freestyle Incline and Freestyle VIP can be purchased to provide additional capabilities. These three configurations allow the user to choose features that offer complete separation and/or adjustable front splay, adjustable or fixed tenting, plus integrated and removable, padded palm supports.
Features Found in All Configurations:
- Sleek Low Profile - the keyboard has minimal height, effectively creating negative slope and reducing extension.
- Compact Design - narrower than 'natural' style keyboards while maintaining full-size key spacing, minimizing adaptation time. In addition, the reduced footprint means your mouse is closer than with conventional keyboards.
- Quiet, Tactile Full Travel Keyswitches - keyswitches provide a soft touch, reducing strain on your fingers while providing positive feedback required for touch typists and hunt-and-peck typists alike.
- Embedded Numeric Keypad - simply toggle the keypad on with the left-front 'Fn' key, or get an optional numeric keypad (pictured below).
- Innovative Yet Familiar Layout - Familiar key layout provides for minimal adaptation time while adding driverless hot keys for commonly used mouse and keyboard actions to improve productivity and comfort (Cut, Copy, Paste, Page Fwd, Page Bk, Home, and Search).
- Instant, reproducible setup - of both split and tenting features
- Flexibility in Configuration - User 1 needs a conventional keyboard without a palm support, no problem. User 2 wants a 'natural' style left handed keyboard, add the AC210USB numeric keypad, put it on the left, tent the keyboard to 10° degrees and adjust the splay, and you have a left handed 'natural' style keyboard. User 3 wants to tent it higher and remove the palm supports...all options are available with the Freestyle and its versatile accessories
- Optional Pivot Tether - Allows you to connect the two keying modules together, when desired
- French Canadian Legended Version - A version with French Canadian legends is also available. On this version, the standard letters are legended in white, the embedded numeric keypad and keys for activating the embedded numeric keypad are legended in blue, and the Alt Car characters (i.e. the unique characters which you get when you hold down the right ALT key in the French Canadian layout) are legended in red. Click here to see a picture of the French Canadian Legended version of the Freestyle... 800 pixels wide or 3200 pixels wide.
Not sure how to use the French Canadian model to generate French Characters? Refer to this this helpful document, and if you still have questions, give us a call at 1 (866) 335-3746 (ERGO).
Configuration Breakdown:
Freestyle Solo - Perfect for individuals requiring greater separation than what is provided by other ergonomic keyboards.
- Up to 8' of complete separation of both left and right keyboard modules
- An alternate version of the Solo is available which features a 20' connecting cable providing far more separation if required - click here to see a picture.
- Infinite adjustment of splay (split) angle
- Adjusts for both shoulder width, arm and wrist to ensure complete alignment of the fingers, hands, wrists and forearms in a neutral relaxed position
- Left and right keyboard modules can be attached with the included Pivot/Tether Pin while still allowing up to 90° of splay.
- Should I buy this keyboard? Click here for a visual summary and video of all the ergonomic benefits of the Solo, showing you what it can (and cannot) do.
Freestyle with VIP (V-Lifter and Integrated Palm Supports) Accessory
The Freestyle VIP includes all of the features of the Solo and add the following features:
- Left and Right V-Lifters are easily attached to the bottom of the Solo allowing the user to quickly alternate the slope of the keyboard from 10° to 15° whenever desired
- Left and Right Integrated Padded Palm Supports simply attach to the front of the Solo, and are included to keep wrists in a neutral position while typing at either tenting slope
- Use with or without the pivot/tether. The pivot tether connects the two keying modules of the Solo keyboard together. Disconnect the pivot tether if greater separation is required.
- Provides a highly stable typing platform with no 'bounce'.
- Should I buy this keyboard? Click here for a visual summary and video of all the ergonomic benefits of the Solo with the VIP Accessory, showing you what it can (and cannot) do.
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Freestyle with Incline Accessory
The Freestyle Incline is the ideal replacement for fixed split and tented keyboards such as the Microsoft Natural. The Incline accessory offers:
- 10° fixed tenting of both keyboard modules
- Adjustable splay (up to 30°) of both keyboard modules
- Padded palm supports
- Keyboard modules may be unmounted from the base without tools for individuals that require greater separation but no tenting
- Should I buy this keyboard? Click here for a visual summary and video of all the ergonomic benefits of the Solo with the Incline accessory, showing you what it can (and cannot) do.
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The Low Force Tactile Numeric Keypad connects via the USB port on your computer. An embedded 2 port USB hub allows you to plug your USB devices (including the Maxim keyboard or your USB pointing device) into the keypad, and then you have only 1 USB cable which needs to plug into your computer for all your input devices. A great productivity enhancement if you work with numbers! Check out our Keypads section of the product catalog for more information on Numeric Keypads. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compatibility
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Keyboard Layout ViewsKB700PB-US - view of US English QWERTY key layout (PC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keyswitches: High quality quiet tactile membrane, rated at 10 million keystrokes | KB700PB-US - Freestyle Solo Keyboard (US English Layout) with Pivot Tether KB700PB-FC - Freestyle Solo Keyboard (French Canadian Layout) with Pivot Tether KB700PB-US-20 - Freestyle Solo Keyboard, 20' cable KB700PB-FC-20 - Freestyle Solo Keyboard (French Canadian Layout) with Pivot Tether, 20' cable ACCESSORIES AC720-BLK - Freestyle VIP Accessory AC710-BLK - Freestyle Incline Accessory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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