Palm Rest for Keychron 6 Mechanical Keyboard
As my Summer break starts to slip through my fingers I wanted to find something to review for fun. I wanted that something to be related to writing on my iPad Pro. Something I wouldn't normally think of buying let alone using. Something that, if it really does what it claims it can, could add to my writerly workflow and maybe even motivate me to write more once I go back to work. It for these reasons that I have chosen to review the Wooden Palm Rest for Keychron K2/K6 Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard. In this post I will describe the palm rest and explain whether or not, over the course of a one week trial, the palm rest does in fact live up to its claims; provide excellent, ergonomic arm and wrist support when using your Keychron Mechnanical Keyboard. Let's start with some product details.
Dimensions and Weight
The palms rest's dimensions are roughly about 12.5 inches in length, just over 3 inches in width, and .59 inches in thickness. It fits perfectly with my Keychron 6 Mechanical Keyboard, seen here in this picture.
Palm Rest for Keychron K6 Mechanical Keyboard
At 15.2 ounces, the palm rest is indeed not heavy by any stretch of the imagination.
Build and Aesthetic
The palm rest is made of solid, natural wood. I'm guessing that the manufacturer wants us to know that so we don't confuse what we're dealing with with some sort of alternative wood. I think the palm rest looks really nice "resting" behind my keyboard, on my keyboard tray.
Why did I decide to give this a try?
I decided to buy this product because I wanted to see if it made for a more pleasant writing experience. The main purpose of the product is to provide ergonomic wrist support when using your Keychron Mechnanical Keyboard while simultaneously reducing arm and wrist pain.
So...does it help?
My experiences with the palm rest began while I was working on one of my Morning Pages entries. The sturdiness of the natural wood felt good on my lower wrists as I typed. You don't realize how "deep" your wrists "sit" without an accessory like this and I consider myself to be very wrist conscious; my keyboard tray is set so that my hands and arms are about at a 90 degree angle, with relation to the keyboard tray. My experiences with the palm rest are not exclusive to writing my daily Morning Pages entries. I also use my iPad Pro for lighter tasks. Again, the sturdiness of the solid, natural wood construction felt really good on my arms and, more importantly, my wrists while performing these tasks. So, does it help? Short answer; yes.
