Living with Efforts Part 66: X-Bows Lite Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard: Reduce Wrist Soreness and Make Codewriting Easier

Most office workers need to use computers every day for office work, and their wrists are prone to soreness when they use the keyboard for a long time. If this happens for a long time, symptoms such as wrist joint swelling, inflexible hand movements, and hand weakness will appear. Although reducing the time spent using the keyboard can alleviate wrist discomfort, it will affect daily work efficiency and cannot effectively solve the problem. Recently, under the recommendation of a colleague, I bought this X-Bows Lite ergonomic mechanical keyboard. How about it, let’s experience it together.

The outer packaging of the X-Bows Lite ergonomic mechanical keyboard adopts a simple design, with only the eye-catching brand logo printed on the front, and some parameter information of the keyboard on the back. The accessories in the box include X-Bows Lite mechanical keyboard, key puller, data cable and manual. Among them, the data cable adopts a universal Type-C connector, which can be shared with the data cables of many digital devices.

Different from the commonly used standard mechanical keyboard, this mechanical keyboard adopts 86-key design, the key layout design is very unique, and has a strong visual impact. There is an inverted "V" logo in the middle, which is very recognizable. The arrangement of buttons on both sides is gathered towards the middle. This is the first time I have seen such a button arrangement design. I don't know how the code word feels.

The panel is made of aluminum alloy, and the surface has been processed by various processes. It feels comfortable, delicate and textured. The frame is very narrow. The buttons adopt a floating design and the layout is relatively compact. The overall size is 345.7*128*38.4mm, which is much smaller than the standard keyboard and light in weight, making it easy to carry on business trips.

The keycap adopts ABS two-color injection molding process, which has good light transmission and no oil, clear and wear-resistant characters, and the frosted surface feels comfortable and delicate. The suspension design can easily remove objects and impurities between the keys, keeping the keyboard clean at all times.

There is a non-slip foot pad on each corner of the bottom, which can be placed stably on the desktop of different materials. It also adopts a foot support design, which can improve the ease of placing your hands on the keyboard. You can adjust the foot support according to your usage habits. The angle of inclination avoids the wrist hanging in the air, which facilitates more natural operation of the fingers.

The X-Bows Lite ergonomic mechanical keyboard adopts a key line separation design, which is convenient for daily storage and carrying. It needs to be used through a wired connection. The Type-C interface is on the front of the keyboard, which supports plug and play. The configured data cable is 1.5m long, which meets the needs of daily use, and the surface is wrapped with nylon rope to increase durability.

Remove the keycap through the key puller, and you can see the internal switch body. This mechanical keyboard uses the Gateron key switch, and is equipped with the most mechanical blue switch, as well as brown switch, black switch and red switch. optional. The large keys all use the satellite axis, the balance is very good, the percussion feel is very good, the sound is crisp, the sense of paragraph is strong, and the office typing feels comfortable.

Ordinary mechanical keyboards adopt the layout of a traditional typewriter. When typing, the wrist joints will be twisted unconsciously. After a long time of use, the wrists are prone to soreness and increase the fatigue of the wrist joints. This will cause damage to the wrist joints and fingers in the long run. . The layout of the X-Bows Lite ergonomic mechanical keyboard is different from that of conventional keyboards. It adopts an ergonomic layout design to avoid wrist eversion.

This mechanical keyboard will be a bit unaccustomed to use at the beginning, and it will take a period of time to get used to it. After getting used to it, you can control it naturally. When using it, your hands can be opened and placed naturally, reducing the abduction of the wrist joint, which can effectively relieve the fatigue of the hand joints. , also reduces the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome.

The X-Bows Lite ergonomic mechanical keyboard adopts a monochrome backlight design, which can avoid the light pollution of colorful lighting effects. It provides 16 lighting effect modes such as sparkling, springing, shadows, and snow without trace. You can switch or adjust directly by pressing the button. You can also perform more settings through the matching driver software, including custom buttons, lighting effects, recording macros, etc., and the playability is very strong.

After a period of use, the X-Bows Lite ergonomic mechanical keyboard performs well in all aspects. I usually use it for typing and office work. It can effectively relieve hand joint fatigue, reduce wrist tendon tissue pressure, and significantly improve typing speed. . It is also good to use it to play games after work. The skill operation is similar to that of an ordinary keyboard, and it can be used quickly. It is worth recommending.

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