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Old 09-29-2010, 03:50 PM   #20
sarah11918
Edge User
 
Just posted a picture of the keyboard set up with the edge: http://yfrog.com/n0rn6dj

It's the perfect size! Thanks for the recommendation, ShiningT1g3R!

- Arrow keys work just fine (I find that I use them a lot)
- Shift key works much better than my previous keyboard which would often get stuck in caps lock when I tried to capitalize.
- I'm used to the Mac keyboard, so I like the spaced out key layout just fine.
- The feel is "quick and snappy" - the keys are quite responsive and bouncy in a tight way (not in a cushy way like my huge, old keyboard with the huge cube keys). But, still bouncy - just more like a tightly-stretched drum skin kind of bouncy than an inflatable castle kind of bouncy. I don't have to over press.
- The keyboard is slightly raised at the back, so the angle seems just fine for typing.
- I'm able to type at my full normal speed and everything seems to keep up with me just fine. (I normally type in the high 80/low 90 wpm, and this keyboard isn't making mistakes. I sometimes am, but not the keyboard!)
- Even though it's raised, it does feel flatter than the big keyboard I was on. So far, not a problem, and I'm used to a laptop anyway which is quite flat.
- This will easily fit in my carry on bag's laptop compartment with the edge.

The only thing that now is a little annoying is that the USB and power connectors are now really noticeable in that they stick out in front of me when I have the e-ink side lying flat on the table face up so I could write in landscape mode. Before, the keyboard was so massive that I didn't really notice them stick out. Now, the connectors are a lot more exposed, so the keyboard can't sit right up against the edge of the machine unless I have the ink side folded flat under. In that position, it really does look like a tiny little laptop/desktop.