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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
I looked at the Freestyle, too, - is that the one where the two halves of the keyboard are connected with a cable at the top? that seemed too inherently fragile a design for my tastes. Although, come to think of it, the hinge at the top of the one I did order is a potential break point as well.
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The Freestyle has a funny little plastic tether that can optionally tie the top corners together - so there's never any tension on the cable joining the halves. None of the photos on their website show it, but if you download the brochure (even the one for the Mac) you will see it. This tether looks flimsy but so far (touch wood) mine has been fine.
What I liked about the Freestyle was that in each configuration the weight sits squarely on actual feet. Whereas the Goldtouch relies on that central ball pivot as part of its structure, and on the model I tried in a shop here that pivot seemed to creak when I was typing (but maybe that was just because it was an overused demo model). I never got to try the Freestyle before I bought (not in shops anywhere near me), but I do very much like the feel of the keys.