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This keyboard/mouse combo is a game changer for me. It took about two weeks to feel very comfortable on the board. I'm still not up to the 120wpm I was on a different board, but I'm consistently hitting 80-90 right now. It's such a convenient product which puts essentially zero stress on my fingers when typing. The firmware is fantastic and works well with Linux.

I've only had the Svalboard four days, and I'm still in the tinkering stage with the setup. It's close, but I'm guessing I'll be tweaking it for many weeks to come.
I'm getting more used to the feel of it and am already looking forward to the day I can switch to it full-time. I'm a developer, so I need to reach a reasonable level of proficiency before I can make that switch.
I absolutely adore the integrated mouse trackballs and ease of firing off clicks. If you're like me and have finished the workday sore from repeatedly sweeping from one end of the screen to the other to navigate a GUI with no shortcut keys, I promise you — the Svalboard is worth buying for that feature alone.
I have a rigid index finger on my left hand, and while the base joint has full mobility, the finger itself won't bend. I've had to adapt my typing to accommodate this, and no matter what setup I use — even with my Dygma Defy — the keys on the lower right of the left-hand unit have always been hard to reach.
That's no longer true with the Svalboard. That finger now feels like it's contributing as much as the others. The key sits on an extended, rotating tower, and while it took some adjustment to find a position where all five triggers were easily accessible, I'm more or less there now.
The build quality is solid and well thought out, and it's clear this is a product that will continue to improve — especially since it can be updated as new designs and discoveries are made.
You can buy a suit off the rack for a fraction of the cost of a fully tailored, bespoke one — but if you want a suit that fits perfectly and is handcrafted to you, you have to go bespoke. The Svalboard is the same: if you want a keyboard that becomes an extension of your hand, it has to be a Svalboard.

End game keyboard. Absolutely wonderful. From the buying process, to shipping, to the actual keyboard itself, the entire experience has been top notch.

Customer service was friendly helpful and responsive. Build timeframe was stated clearly on the website and shipped in that timeframe. Fully tracked, the keyboard arrived very well packaged. Love that all taxes etc were included, so I didn’t have to stress about duty and admin fees. Instructions for setting up were comprehensive. The board itself—just wow. Beautifully made. The details show how much thought and love has gone into the board—in love with the magnetic usb cords. Fully adjustable finger cluster splay and angle. Getting used to the key clusters will take a couple weeks, though as a touch typist, i was up to 40words a minute after four days so hopefully won’t take too long to much longer.

Great product. Great support. Great experience. I waited a while to finally give my review and it is spectacular how this device is comfortable and flexible. It is just well thought, customizable and as you progress using it, it becomes something that really can improve productivity along side providing the health benefits that it is known for. If you have any health condition or would like to minimize the impacts of working in IT in your body, I would definitely buy one of these. Thank you!

I was in the market for a new keyboard after having some technical problems with my Kinesis. I was looking for even more forward-thinking ergonomic designs like the Glove80 and others. Then I encountered the Svalboard. Something clicked in my brain and I just couldn't deny the logic of it: bring the keys to your fingers, magnetic key switches, integrated mousing.

The Svalboard is expensive so I wrestled with the idea of buying one for about a month. I eventually decided that I wasn't going to be able to move on so I bought it.

Once I got it, I used it exclusively. It was a painful process learning it and it is generally recommended to ease into using it. I had a lot of pent-up enthusiasm so I just charged ahead.

After about two weeks of suffering I got into a flow state and my fingers felt like they were moving without conscious effort. The state only lasted for about 30 seconds but it was quite nice. The minimal effort required to type on the Sval makes practiced typing on it feel like magic.

Also, it looks really cool.