Keyboards: Do you have a preference?

Wow, this is new. :) I mean, that is a very specific need.. Macbooks don't even have the PageUp key, and it even sucks that it doesn't have HOME and END keys.. But I'm not too bothered by that. I'm too happy with the flat keys to care. Heheh. :D Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ratyz5. :)

Backspace near the Insert key: that's new, too. :) Are you a programmer, by any chance?

Just goes to show that we have different tastes and preferences when it comes to the things that we fancy. Luckily, most keyboards on laptops are adapting the flat trend when it comes to its keys so, you wouldn't have a problem in case you have to use another laptop, perhaps from a friend or an event to register something. I am just really picky with the comfort that I can get when it comes to that input device on the keyboard. Also, there is this bothersome trait that I don't like about ordinary keyboard that desktop computer have. They often have the Backspace key and the Insert key close to each other Its really annoying whenever I type..

Hi Sathishss, yes, an Acer is a good choice for a laptop. :) They have better engineering for their Timeline series. :) Even their AspireOne is looking great. I love the nearly full-sized keys experience, even on a 10" Acer Aspire One. :D Let us know if you love your purchase, when you get one!

That's awesome, Sathiss! What are you getting? Pictures! Haha!

hai nenya. good day. yes i decided to buy coming monday. two laptops for me and my friend keep lotting good luck. tell me good things and good one always to me my friend ok.

Yep, in fact I learned keyboard shortcuts only on the Mac, because it just makes things easier. :D There's an Apple key, near the keyboard, which is useful for almost everything. Unlike the Windows key, which is basically just to open the start menu. Boo! Check it out in an Apple Store near you! If you're from the Philippines (judging from the nick), Powermac, Digital Hub/Digital Walker, are great places to take a look-see of the differences between a Mac and a PC. :D There's a Powermac in Greenbelt, in Greenhills, and Digital Hubs are in Robinson's malls. :D See you around!

OH I saw that you were from Canada. There's a Filipino term, Mariposa, that I mistook your nick for. :) Anyway, do check out an Apple Store near you, and you'll see what I mean. :D

I have been using Dragon Naturally Speaking on and off since I bought it about six months ago. It is a break from using a keyboard, just speaking into the microphone is great until it stubbornly refuses to learn what you said or makes a mistake. There are keyboards that are like a game controller but expensive. You can lean back in an easy chair to type with them because you hold them in your hand. They are not a qwerty keyboard at all. They save your back and wrists from uncomfortable positions. I have some links to different ones somewhere but cannot immediately find them. Mariposa is Spanish for butterfly. I live in Orillia, Ontario which was written about in disguise in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, a humorous tome by Stephen Leacock. He renamed the town Mariposa in the book to disguise it, and the town (now a city) has adopted the name (Mariposa) somewhat. I was not aware Mariposa had a meaning in Filipino. I understand there was some historical Spanish influence though.

Oh yeah, I agree, they do "go in so deep," as well as make such an awful noise.. Though sometimes, I do miss the noise. It's fun to listen to, when you wanna hear how awesomely fast you type, hahaha! That's the only problem I have with the Macbook keyboard... It's too silent. :D Hehehe!

Iram786, you know, I never really had a term for the experience of typing on a desktop keyboard, but when you talked about them "going in so deep," I'm now noticing how happier it is to work on a laptop keyboard rather than on a desktop keyboard. The height of the standard keys really IS annoying, eh? :D Thanks for participating!

Hi Kayla! Thanks for answering. :) You've used the Dvorak and other keyboard types? I heard that some keyboard types, i.e. the Dvorak, actually make typing a lot easier, not to mention faster. Though, since I've now mastered the QWERTY keyboard without looking, I guess it's just easier that way. :)

Try Logitech. :) Even their Classic models rock. \m/ :D But I tried googling Microsoft keyboards earlier, thanks to JoyfulOne's experience with it, and I'm... Drooling. Take a look, their ergonomic models seem to be REALLY sexy. :D

Cool. :) Microsoft makes keyboards too? Never knew that. :) Good to know. :) And good to know that it fixed your carpal tunnel probs. :D I looked it up, and I realized that they've got really cool stuff now! Neat! But I'd love to see the day when standard desktop keyboards have trackpads too.. I'm crushing on that ergonomic keyboard with the trackball. XD What kind of laptop does your daughter have, JoyfulOne? Is it a netbook? Odd that it doesn't have a full-sized keyboard. Usually, standard 13- to 15-inchers have full-sized keyboards already. :)