Pros: Portable, cleanable, integrated 10-key with keyboard.
Cons: Touch is fussy and it slows you down.
The Bottom Line: I don't recommend this keyboard for typists as is. We just have to wait for a rigid folding full-size keyboard like they have for PDAs.
brandyalx's Full Review: GrandTec Virtually Indestructible Keyboard FLX-200...
Have you ever tried to 10-key on a laptop? I hear some people do it, and really like it, but I simply can't. Besides that, a great deal of my work is is alphanumeric data entry. NumLock on, NumLock off, NumLock on... It was that or use the number row on the keyboard, which is miserably inefficient. We purchased USB 10-key pads, but the same issue applies. The NumLock has to be on when you use it and even though it's easier to enter straight numbers, mixed info creates the same issue. I thought I had it all figured out with the Virtually Indestructible Keyboard (VIK).
The idea is perfectly sound--it's a rubber mat, basically, that is a full-sized keyboard that connects conveniently to the USB port. It was fabulous when I was doing the data entry, but when I had to switch to writing letters it was a different story altogether. If I didn't hit the keys just right, they wouldn't register, so I had to go slowly and methodically. My focus was divided between what I was writing and whether or not I was actually writing it. I'm an excellent multi-tasker, but this was ridiculous. Also, the space "bar" is actually split into four separate keys, and I predictably typed the "crack," leaving strings of words with no spacing. The enter key is the large "L" shape with several sensors so it will supposedly register no matter where you hit it, but it would still miss.
Another issue I found was that after it was rolled over overnight (carting it home and back to work again) there would be a bubble of air raising the surface, making typing a little more precarious. Additionally, it lays completely flat which is alleged to be better for you, but simply didn't fit my typing style. After a week and a half of trying, I finally boxed it up and took it back. It's a good idea, and I hear there's another similar roll-up keyboard out there, so I'm going to keep looking.
It's probably a good keyboard for hunt/peck or slow typists, or people who will only be doing data entry and not a lot of straight typing.
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