Re: Flexible keyboards

On 24 Jun, 14:17, Bruce <n...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tony Houghton <h...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Has anyone here used one of those flexible keyboards, like this:
<http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Slim-Flexible-Waterproof-USB-or-PS-2-Keyboard-W...>?

The blurb suggests it could even be more pleasant to type on than a
mechanical keyboard, but I'm not so sure. I can imagine it might be like
a Spectrum!

I'm fed up with klunky keyboards with long-travel keys, but I don't want
a compact layout, and "laptop-style" keyboards often feel rattly and
flimsy too, inferior to a decent laptop. Is this gadget worth trying for
a few quid or would I be bound to be disappointed?

I bought one of these because I thought it would be easy to clean.

It is a horrible keyboard. You have to hit the keys really hard, some
harder than others. It is very tiring in use and I ended up with more
typos than on a normal keyboard because not all the keystrokes made
contact. The claims for silence are false because you end up banging
so hard on the keys that your desk acts as a sounding board.

Avoid at all costs.

<points up>
what he said. horrible, horrible, novelty item. unless you need a
waterproof keyboard, avoid. honestly. better to buy two normal
keyboards and bin one when you dunk it. very nasty indeed. if you
do, indeed, need a waterproof keyboard I can recommend the InPace
keyboard gloves, which are custom made to specific keyboards and seal
them.
.

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