Dvorak is a keyboard layout that is more efficient, faster, and more comfortable than the standard QWERTY layout. It has 70% of the most commonly used letters positioned in the home row - QWERTY has only 32% - so your fingers move less. This makes typing less work on a Dvorak keyboard. The Matias Dvorak Keyboard gives you the Dvorak layout, hardwired right into the keyboard. This approach has advantages that software-based solutions can"t offer. Software Dvorak layouts may not take effect until after you log in, so if you need to type a password, you"re stuck typing it in QWERTY. With the Matias Dvorak Keyboard, you"ll never have this problem. A layout selection key lets you instantly & easily switch the layout to standard QWERTY and back, for those times when non-Dvorak typists want to use the computer. The keyboard is labelled with both Dvorak and QWERTY key legends, so you can easily see which key is which. About Matias Matias began in 1989, in Edgar Matias" parents" basement, in a suburb of Toronto. Since that time, it has survived the dot-com boom & bust, the Great Recession, and every other manner of calamity that can befall a startup. The two main co-founders (Edgar Matias and Steve McGowan) have grown it into a globally recognized brand, known for high quality and a high level of personal customer service - a real person answers when you call/email, and if you have a problem, we try very hard to solve it. Matias has also gained a reputation for "rescuing" lost technologies, the most famous example being the use of Alps mechanical keyswitches in its award-winning Tactile Pro Keyboard.