Weird question: PC gamers, is your keyboard slanted or flat?

[DarkhoIlow]

UUhh..I have no idea what's the difference between the two is (english not my first language so maybe that's why).

I am currently using a Corsair Vengeance K95 with the "backfeet up" to keep my keyboard raised..so I guess that's what slanted means? Or I got it all wrong.

I have a crappy chair so even with palm rest my wrists are still at the edge of the table. That and you know it's a great way to get the "mark" that shows you are a PC gamer.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I put my keyboard slanted. Only after owning it for nearly a year now and having it flat, I just now realized it had the stands on the back.

I think I prefer flat. Same feeling, except flat means my wrists don't hurt as much.

 

[votemarvel]

Depends on the keyboard for me to be honest.

My old one was a monster in size and I honestly couldn't tell the difference between flat or slanted. I loved it though, had it for over ten years, and was gutted when it finally died on me.

The one I am using now is smaller in size and it just doesn't feel 'right' when lying flat. So now I am using a slanted keyboard.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I prefer slightly slanted. Too little feels awkward, but too much makes my hands cramp up after a while. So I go for a nice middle ground.

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

I prefer flat but haven't used a desk in years... I am one of those PC modders and I build my own everything into whatever I want it to be built into, play on a sectional chaise with a built in gaming rig so the keyboard itself is flat, but it rests on a nice custom pillow on my lap. My biggest pet peeve is mouse pads, I can only stand to use a sturdy leather mouse pad, if it is too flimsy or too hard I cannot stand to use it and it hurts my wrists. Keyboards need to be low profile, flat, small, and lightweight for my intended purpose. I don't want some big clunky awkward keyboard on my lap.

 

[CannibalCorpses]

I type slanted and game flat because i have had problems with my wrist from pc gaming in the past. If anything, i like my keyboard slanted the other way so i can stretch my left hand out rather than having it scrunched up and causing me pain. Control pads are better but most pc games have issues with pads bah

 

[Wulfram77]

I don't use the feet, but it's got some natural slant.

 

[DanielBrown]

Uuuh, slightly slanted I'd say. It's a shitty comes-with-the-PC keyboard I used to temporarily replace my old one that broke... like two years ago.

 

[Weaver]

Slanted of course. It reflects how I live my life: on a slight yet comfortable incline.
It's more exciting that way.

 

[pilouuuu]

I use it flat cause I read that it's better for your wrists and got used to it.

 

[Idsertian]

Up on the legs, so slanted. I remember having to use a keyboard flat one time because my sister broke one of the legs... that sucked big time.

Slanted all the way.

 

[Alcamonic]

This actually made me wonder. Why do I even run slated? I guess I just ran with it because the feet was there from the start.

OP, you have opened my eyes and given me a choice!

 

[kasperbbs]

Flat, mostly because i never even thought about it and only now i found out that my keyboard has that function.. i feel stupid, i'll try using slanted from now on, one obvious advantage that i noticed right away is that i can see the keys better this way. But i have a feeling that this wont be very comfortable for longer sessions of gaming.

 

[Callate]

...Uhhhhh....

(glances down)

...Slanted, I guess. But only very slightly so.

(glances at back of keyboard)

...Hey, look at that. It has little feet to make it more slanted.

(pulls out feet)

...Yep. Slanted.

It's a Logitech keyboard, so I guess I'm not surprised. I suspect a few degrees of slant is more beneficial for accurate typing (he says, making an extra dozen typos in the process, 'cuz, y'know, irony), though I wonder if it's really the best thing for carpal tunnel.

I will confess that at the time my purchase of this keyboard had less to do with its feature set than that my daughter had yet to scrawl on it with a Sharpie at the time.

 

[HoFT013]

Update: flat keyboard fucking sucks. Slanted, it is.

 

[VanQ]

Flat. Because I use it enough that if it was slanted I'd have carpel tunnel by now.

 

[Nurb]

The back is very slightly elevated. Helps reach

 

[HoFT013]

Flat. Because I use it enough that if it was slanted I'd have carpel tunnel by now.

My carpel tunnel helps me not jerk off and anger Jesus, so I guess that's a win.

 

[not_you]

I use the feet on the keyboard to slant towards me... That being said, the angle isn't quite high enough for my liking and nothing I own seems to be the right height...

Maybe I should get one of those desk-mats...