Are Dvorak Keyboards Faster?

Dvorak is not proven to be faster – the highest recorded speed on QWERTY is 227 WPM, while the highest recorded speed on Dvorak is 194 WPM. However, there are many more people who have practiced QWERTY for their whole lives than Dvorak. Perhaps if more people used Dvorak there would be a fastest Dvorak typist.

Does Dvorak make you type faster?

Switching to Dvorak isn't something I'd recommend to anyone who can already touch type using QWERTY. There's no conclusive evidence that it'll make you faster, and learning is a pretty painful process if you need to type with even the slightest sense of urgency.

Is it worth switching to Dvorak?

Its probably not worth trying to switch to Dvorak unless you're willing to put up with it long enough get decently fast. I use the standard Windows keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-c, ctrl-v, etc.) heavily. Dvorak moves these keys to the right side of the keyboard, which is extremely inconvenient for people like me.