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Kinesis Advantage360 Keyboard Review (2025)

John Carter Doe

October 17. 2025

9.1

Very Good

What you'll love and what you should know

Here's the takeaway

Look, if you're after real, long-haul comfort and want to deal with fewer flare-ups, this Kinesis board is one of the best ergonomic setups money can buy. Those contoured keywells and the straight-up-and-down columnar layout... they all work together to cut down on finger travel. It’s a whole different world from flat split keyboards. It's also wired—which means it's reliable—and you can program everything with SmartSet without installing drivers. But let's be real, the trade-offs are there. It has a steep learning curve and a big footprint on your desk. If you type all day for a living—I'm talking to you, developers and writers—the investment can absolutely pay off. If you need a keyboard you can just drop in and use immediately? This probably isn't the one for you.

What you'll love and what you should know

What we noticed day-to-day

The comfort isn't just instant; it actually gets better over time. Believe it or not, after a week of coding and writing, my fingers just knew where to go in those concave keywells. And my shoulders? Finally relaxed, because the two halves let my arms sit naturally. And here's the thing about the smaller details: The tenting feature really cuts down on wrist strain. Moving keys like Enter and Space to the thumb clusters felt like such a small change, but it was a huge relief. The SmartSet programming is kind of old-school, but in a good way. It’s driverless, and all your settings are saved right on the keyboard itself. Your custom layouts just *work*, whether you plug into a Windows PC, a Mac, or a Linux box. It's not flashy—no crazy light show here—it's just incredibly stable.

Okay, a heads-up: the learning curve is no joke. The columnar keys and scooped-out wells will feel weird for a few days, and if your touch typing is a bit rusty, you'll probably make more typos at first. It happens. It’s also a big keyboard, so make sure you have the desk space. And keep in mind, mechanical switches can be loud. Also, this is the wired version—the SmartSet model—so there’s no Bluetooth. Some people will love that rock-solid reliability, but if you need a wireless setup, this isn't it. And yes, the price is up there. But honestly, for anyone who's dealt with wrist pain, the return on comfort can make it a total no-brainer.