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Does anybody use wrist rests for the keyboard and mouse?

SMBfan13
Posted 2/8/2013 10:30:26 AM
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My desk has very rough edges and is high off the ground, and sometimes it doesn't feel comfortable when I lay my wrists on my desk for long periods of time.

Does anybody recommend a keyboard/mouse wrist rest setup that's good?
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therickmu25
Posted 2/8/2013 10:35:42 AM
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I got the Corsair K90 mechanical keyboard and it actually has a wrist-rest that comes with it that has a soft rubber coating. Really makes for a more comfortable gaming session. I also have a gel- wriste pad for my mouse but I only use it in non-FPS games because for some reason I can't aim and accurately with my wrist on the gel pad.
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beezer08
Posted 2/8/2013 10:45:11 AM
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Is it a posture issue caused by the height of the desk compared to your chair? If so a wrist rest will make it worse.
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SMBfan13
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Posted 2/8/2013 10:50:41 AM
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beezer08 posted...
Is it a posture issue caused by the height of the desk compared to your chair? If so a wrist rest will make it worse.

You are correct, but how would I make the feel better? Would I need to buy a new chair?
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AnatomyHorror
Posted 2/8/2013 10:53:02 AM
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Maybe you could put some caulk or somethin on the edges?
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ein311
Posted 2/8/2013 10:55:34 AM
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I have a ducky wrist rest

I enjoy it a lot. I don't use a mouse rest though, so I can't comment. The last one I had was on a Razer Exactmat and I hated it.
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Fade2black001
Posted 2/8/2013 11:00:18 AM
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SMBfan13 posted...
My desk has very rough edges and is high off the ground, and sometimes it doesn't feel comfortable when I lay my wrists on my desk for long periods of time.

Does anybody recommend a keyboard/mouse wrist rest setup that's good?


You could use a towel or something of the sort.
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beezer08
Posted 2/8/2013 11:12:36 AM
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A taller computer chair would solve the issue if you have the same issue I did. Personally using a wrist rest made it worse as it increased the angle on my wrist. I couldn't find a tall enough chair, so I installed a keyboard tray under my desk. It's more comfortable now, but the damage from my bad posture and Diablo 3 was not pretty.
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member1982
Posted 2/8/2013 11:15:11 AM
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i never use any wrist-rest, they feel weird, sticky, and hot after a while.
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kill2this
Posted 2/8/2013 4:37:02 PM
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therickmu25 posted...
I got the Corsair K90 mechanical keyboard and it actually has a wrist-rest that comes with it that has a soft rubber coating. Really makes for a more comfortable gaming session. I also have a gel- wriste pad for my mouse but I only use it in non-FPS games because for some reason I can't aim and accurately with my wrist on the gel pad.


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