[NBLUG/talk] Small laptops, small keyboards

derf at sonic.net derf at sonic.net
Fri Jul 11 16:55:33 PDT 2008


Bah! I've had about six windows open at once doing work, and it's not that
big of a deal. The keyboard issue is gone after about 3 days and now I
find some desktop keyboards way, way large. I can type 98wpm on my EEE.

This is my only computer and has been for months; I'm a
geek/student/writer and I do everything with it. Maybe wait for the 10
inch model EEE that they're coming out with if you want to go a bit
bigger.

Derf

> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 02:53:27PM -0700, Lincoln Peters wrote:
>> Have any of the Eee PC users on the list been bothered by the small
>> keyboard?  As much as I like the idea of a small laptop, I find small
>> keyboards very uncomfortable to work on, even for relatively short
>> periods of time.
>
> I had a Lifebook for a while, which has similar keyboard size issues.
>
> Basically, you can get used to it.  Even with big hands like I have.  It's
> helpful if you type with consistent finger movements and curled fingers so
> that you're poking the same spot with the tip of your finger instead of
> slapping the pads of your fingers around somewhat randomly.
>
> Note: you don't get an Eee PC or Lifebook to be your main and only system.
> (usually) You get it to be the system you have with you all the time, but
> for extended sessions you're likely to want a larger keyboard, larger
> monitor, etc.  The screen and keyboard's big enough for light web
> browsing,
> reading and writing email and IM, but I'd find it really painful for, say,
> writing code where I'm likely to have 3 to 6 windows open in editors and
> debuggers and program test runs all at the same time.
>
> In other words: it's fine for doing one thing at a time, but sucks for
> doing
> a dozen things at once.  :)
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