Keyboard: flat or raised?

[Nick]

Do you use the two flaps on the back of your keyboard to raise it, or do you just leave it flat?

 

[wa-loaf]

Really? Slow day at work? I have mine raised.

 

[drjeff]

Raised. Just got an extra slim, wireless solar powered one for my home desk top. Really liking it so far. The first thing though after I took it out of its packing was to deploy the flaps!

 

[bvibert]

I have one side down and the other raised. I like the wobbly affect. That might have something to do with my low typing speed scores though... :lol:

 

[wtcobb]

I use a laptop, but it's plugged into a docking station... so raised?

 

[ski stef]

Raised when I remember at work and raised at home on my laptop cover if I think my computer is getting hot

 

[Nick]

Really? Slow day at work? I have mine raised.

I just got a new one on a deal and it's much thinner than my old one. I feel like I need to raise this one, where as the last one I had I could keep flat.

 

[gmcunni]

i miss my old Microsoft "natural" keyboard.

 

[ctenidae]

Raised is the one true way

 

[jrmagic]

There's 2 sets of tabs on mine though since I use the shorter ones it almost looks flat.

 

[Hawkshot99]

I usually have my laptop in my lap.

 

[MR. evil]

I use an ergonomic keyboard tray by HumanScale. I have the keyboard very low, right above my legs with negative tilt to relieve stress on the wrists.

 

[mondeo]

I use an ergonomic keyboard tray by HumanScale. I have the keyboard very low, right above my legs with negative tilt to relieve stress on the wrists.

This. Raised puts your wrists at a bad angle.

 

[MR. evil]

This. Raised puts your wrists at a bad angle.

For a long time I had wrist neck issues, 2 weeks after getting the keyboard tray (about 5 years ago) all those issues went away.

 

[bigbog]

;-)...voted as a something-else, but just put a belt-sander to the back legs...thus lowering it from the standard raised....but works really well, in addition to my desk's top being a little higher than all the corporate-normal heights I've encountered.....shoulders and neck have appreciated it too.

 

[steamboat1]

Wow, I didn't even know there are tabs under my keyboard to raise it.

 

[darent]

dumb me, I thought you asked about the keys, my old keyboard had raised keys and the new ones are flush to the surface,pain in the ass!