Do you have experience with an ergonomic writer?

I'm a court reporting student, trying to decide what kind of writer to get when I graduate. 

I'm really interested in something more ergonomic than most of the writers I have seen (including the student one I am using!).  The Gemini Revolution sounds like maybe what I'm looking for, but it is hard to tell from one or two reviews and a couple of pictures.

I am surprised that there are not more ergonomic machines on the market!

What are your experiences with ergonomic writers?  Any you would recommend?

I am a captioning student and I went and "test drove" a Revolution just the other day.  I DEFINITELY recommend it.  I cannot WAIT to get mine.  I have it ordered!

I have a Revolution Grand and I am a student.  I went from having a StenoRam III to the Revolution Grand, and I have just had it adjusted to fit my personal writing preference, which is what I recommend if you do purchase this writer.  I tried writing with it before having it adjusted and find that I like my keys being being a little more tense just because that's what I am used to, but the adjustability of the split keyboard is absolutely awesome.  I suffer from pains in my neck, shoulders, back, wrists and go for bi-weekly massages, do yoga, and all kinds of stretching exercises.  This writer makes a difference and I highly recommend it to anyone who suffers from the same ailments.  I too am surprised that there aren't more steno manufacturers making more ergonomic machines out there.  You can use it with the small UMPC touch screen computer, or hook it up wirelessly to your laptop, or BOTH!  It takes a little getting used to, but it is definitely worth the investment for the serious court reporting student.

I have owned in my career a StenoRam I, II and III, a Stentura, a Stylus, a LightSpeed, and a Passport.  I have test drove the Gemini Revolution and a previous model for about a month each.  I have hand and forearm issues, radial nerve entrapment, ulnar nerve entrapment, DeQuervain's entrapment - bilateral carpal tunnal and DeQuervain's surgeries.  I loved the LightSpeed for the relief it gave my hands, but there are issues when it comes to the accuracy with the LightSpeed that I cannot accept being a realtime and CART reporter.  I need my machine to put "on paper" what I actually write. 

I presently write with the Passport and love the ability to adjust the keys to a depth of almost nothing, but it is a traditional machine.   And it does relieve a lot of the fatigue. 

I would love more than anything if the Gemini would work for me, but it doesn't because the stroke depth is still too deep for me.  If you do not have hand/arm issues now, then I would say go with the Gemini because of the flexibility of the split keyboard and being able to move it around to different positions to relieve the hand/arm strain.   You CAN'T do that with any other machine, and that does make a HUGE difference in helping to alleviate fatigue.

Sam

I LOVE my Revolution Grand!  No wrist issues or neck/back pain.  I can take it to the Judge's chambers and have it still writing to my laptop (3rd backup besides my tablet) back in the courtroom thru the Bluetooth.  I could never go back to any other type of machine.  I also have a gold one to match my car.  ;)  The tablet 'does' have the life of a laptop on battery, but there are extra batteries you can purchase for that issue.  I've never had an issue with my Bluetooth....