Ergo Pro

For a noob, I recommend getting a keyboard that’s just split. Many of the keyboards others have recommended are minimalist and/or columnar. The actual number and/or arrangement of the keys is different. This requires more adjustment and can lead to frustration. You may want one eventually, but I don

This can be a difficult question to answer because different features are important depending on what causes your pain. For the mouse: If forearm pronation, turning the palm down causes pain and the Logitech vertical helps, but doesn’t resolve it, then you might try the Evoluent Mouse, which is more

Matias Ergo Pro is what I use for work computer. It is wired, it has very limited built in rebinding (three bonus keys on left hand side, one on right hand side) but no qmk/zmk/flashing. It is split and tentable (by default, you don't need any stands, it has pretty neato little legs that allow both

Between those two, I’d say go for the Ergodox. More keys means an easier transition. And that is a good deal. But the Ergodox is still a columnar board. For true newbies, I recommend a keyboard that is just like a regular, staggered keyboard, but split in two. Consider Kinesis Freestyle Pro or Matia

For a beginner you could get a keyboard that’s just split, with a standard layout, Matias Ergo Pro or Kinesis Freestyle Pro or Kinesis Freestyle 2 are more like standard office keyboards. There are others on Amazon. It kind of depends on what features are important to you. There are also a lot of ex

I am 2 years into using this keyboard and so far I have had very very few issues. There was a couple of times where a key would keep repeating, but I just had to mash the key repeatedly to fix it. I was quite impressed that its held up so far. But I still fear that the chattering may get really bad.