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    Portable natural/ergo keyboard?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by bigspice, Apr 13, 2006.

  1. bigspice

    bigspice Newbie

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    I am about to start traveling for work and will be using a notebook instead of a desktop. I have become spoiled by my natural keyboard and want to have the same sort of setup when I am using my laptop. Does anyone know of a portable or foldable ergonomic keyboard? In theory, I could put my current keyboard in a suitcase but that would take up precious space.
    your thoughts?
    thanks in advance
     
  2. falconress

    falconress Notebook Geek

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    A4tech makes an "ergo-style" slim keyboard, the size would be right but I don't know if the "ergo-style" design really mimics a true split-style keyboard. The layout is the same as a standard keyboard but the keys are shaped at an angle, overall it has a kind of an "A" shape. I think the idea behind it is that the user will place his or her fingers squarely on the imprinted letters, and if you do succeed in doing that, your hands might indeed be at an angle similar to when you use a real ergonomic keyboard.

    You may want to look up various kinds of adaptive and assistive keyboards, perhaps one of the designs meant for one-handed use will meet your needs.

    FWIW, I also loved my ergonomic split keyboard, and also wanted a solution when I first started using a laptop. But I quickly found that typing on the laptop wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I expected - and I do a lot of text typing. Have you actually tried a few trips with the laptop? Even if you could find a reasonably-sized ergo keyboard, I'm not sure it's worth shlepping one on the road.