Kinesis Advantage360 Split Ergonomic Keyboard Review
The Kinesis Advantage360 is a premium split mechanical keyboard designed from the ground up with typing ergonomics in mind. It uses clever contoured key wells, thumb clusters, integrated tenting, and easily mappable keys via onboard and software customization to offer a great typing experience, albeit at a cost.

Value and Conclusion
- The Kinesis Advantage360 SmartSet is a specialized ergonomic split mechanical keyboard that sells for $449 from the Kinesis web store as of the date this review was written.
- The best ergonomic keyboard I've ever used
- Contoured key wells help tremendously with hands small or large alike
- Split design and tenting are very handy features too
- Every key is customizable onboard
- SmartSet app makes key mapping even easier
- Typing efficiency improves greatly over time
- Clever use of indicator LEDs for various functions
- Well laid-out thumb cluster
- Good quality stock keycaps
- Both switch options are excellent
- Rich optional accessory family
- Windows and macOS support
- Expensive and specialized leads to a niche market
- Learning curve can be steep
- Switches are soldered in place
- More switch options would be nice
There are no hot-swappable switch sockets here, for example, owing to the complex nature of the curved PCB used here. Kinesis could have mitigated some of this pain by offering more switch options, and I do think the lack of a clicky feedback switch might be a dealbreaker for some. There are no features here such as a volume wheel, integrated display, RGB lighting (or any backlighting at all), a gasket mount perhaps, or even extensive damping inside the chassis. Yet, the actual typing experience is superior to even a high-end custom keyboard with a full CNC-machined chassis, a well-implemented top mount, fantastic stabilizers, and excellent damping purely because I don't feel like typing on this keyboard is a task anymore. It takes a while to get there of course, and your productivity may well be laughably bad the first few days, but I am at the point now where typing on the Advantage360 is not only faster than a TKL keyboard, but also more accurate too. I've set up more macros and layers now than with most such keyboards, and I will thank Kinesis for their patience too in getting this review done over a long period of time as a result. The Advantage360 is not for everyone, and this is even before we mention the Professional version with its own caveats, and yet I feel everyone who types a decent amount in their lives deserves to at least demo one of these before deciding one way or another. I understand Kinesis offers a demo program for workplaces too, so perhaps you may find this more feasible to try out.
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