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Is Dvorak really faster than QWERTY?

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I could get a steady peak at 120 WPM on QWERTY but can get into 140 with Dvorak. For my normal day to day typing, I do type faster but not appreciably so. Maybe 5 WPM. read more

For a two-handed typist, the left- and right-handed Dvorak layouts can’t possibly be faster than QWERTY, because there’s not enough alternation between hands. So, compare the two-handed Dvorak layout to QWERTY and I’m still betting that QWERTY is marginally faster at the upper end. read more

In the case of Dvorak, the claim that's it's better than QWERTY is traced back to Dvorak himself. Reason Magazine explains: Dvorak and his co-authors claimed that their studies established that students learn Dvorak faster than they learn QWERTY. read more

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