I've never been able to get behind the ergonomic keyboards - I haven't really run into the RSI issues yet, and the weird layout is too difficult for me to get used to, particularly when I'm switching between desktops and laptops all the time.
I have a Das Keyboard (unlabeled, unfortunately) at home and a Logitech G710+ at work. The Logitech is technically a gaming keyboard or something, so it has a weird set of six mappable function keys on the left edge, which threw me off for a while, and I also found the CapsLock key far too easy to hit, so I just took the keycap off. The Das Keyboard is pretty vanilla, although I do wish I had gotten the one with labeled keycaps, but Amazon was out of stock at the time.
Overall, I prefer mechanical keyboards, but I think that is primarily because the build quality on them is just higher than your typical trash. The mechanical switches are much less mushy than the rubber dome style, although they can collect dust and hair more than more sealed-in types. The biggest thing is that the keyboard doesn't have some bizarre layout, and just adheres to the bog-standard IBM PC keyboard pattern, so that I can switch between keyboards without cursing at the keys that aren't where I expect them to be.
I have a Das Keyboard (unlabeled, unfortunately) at home and a Logitech G710+ at work. The Logitech is technically a gaming keyboard or something, so it has a weird set of six mappable function keys on the left edge, which threw me off for a while, and I also found the CapsLock key far too easy to hit, so I just took the keycap off. The Das Keyboard is pretty vanilla, although I do wish I had gotten the one with labeled keycaps, but Amazon was out of stock at the time.
Overall, I prefer mechanical keyboards, but I think that is primarily because the build quality on them is just higher than your typical trash. The mechanical switches are much less mushy than the rubber dome style, although they can collect dust and hair more than more sealed-in types. The biggest thing is that the keyboard doesn't have some bizarre layout, and just adheres to the bog-standard IBM PC keyboard pattern, so that I can switch between keyboards without cursing at the keys that aren't where I expect them to be.