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===Feature variants===
Different models of the same generation have had different words in their names to distinguish certain features:

;Essential
;The Essential
:No memory for mappings or macros.

;Pro
;Professional
:Double the memory for mappings and macros compared to the base model. The Advantage Professional was also silver, came with a foot pedal and a write-protect switch.

;QD
:"'''Q'''WERTY/'''D'''vorak". Has legends for both [[QWERTY]] and [[Dvorak]] (US layouts). The keyboard can switch between them with a key combination.
Many non-QD models have also supported both in firmware. Keycap sets can be purchased separately from [[Kinesis Corporation|Kinesis]].

;MPC
:"'''M'''ac/'''P'''C '''c'''ombo". Has dual legends for Mac and PC. Early keyboards came with both [[PS/2]] and [[ADB]] connectors. '''MPC/USB''' implies only [[USB]] but Mac and PC functions can be switched on certain keys with a key combination.

;LF
:"'''L'''inear '''f'''eel". Has [[Cherry MX Red]] switches instead of the standard [[Cherry MX Brown|Brown]]. Introduced in 2011. Replacement key-wells with Red switches have been available for retrofitting older keyboards.