Terrible For Touch-Typing
While this keyboard may be good for hunt-and-peck typists, it's horrible for touch-typing. You have to press the keys quite firmly and deliberately to be successful with this keyboard - Maybe someone who learned on a manual typewriter would be okay with it, but I learned to type on a computer and I dread using this keyboard. The problems i have are: 1) When I press the space bar with my thumb, it doesn't work a good 10% of the time. 2) As with the spacebar, other keys often don't work when I press them. 3) When the keys do work, I get frequent double-strikes (character is typed twice) 3) I have to concentrate on pressing the keys deliberately, thumping my fingers quite firmly - This reduces my speed by about 50% and increases my stress levels. It has also caused some wrist pain that I don't get with normal keyboards I work in a courtroom setting and these keyboards were purchased to reduce the typing noise during hearings. I usually type with a light touch and, ironically, I'm louder on this keyboard because I have to hit the keys so hard. I can't believe the manufacturer says these keyboards are designed to be used in courtrooms. They're definitely not usable for making a verbatim transcript of a hearing. Read more