pengyou - 2005-07-24 5:03 AM
I guess this is related to my question re: the Libretto or the H/PC. Who makes the H/PC which is the best for typing? I know there are many manufactureres and many mobiles within each mfg. The specs tend to look a lot alike but I know that specs and reality are often as different as life before the wedding and after
Well, it all depends on what "best" for typing means.
I generally prefer a large keyboard
(fat fingers and all
) for typing. The NEC MobilePro 780
(and I assume the 790/900/900C are the same size
) actually has a larger keyboard than the Libretto 100 CT. Neither is a full-size keyboard, but the MP780 is probably about 80% of full size. The Libretto keyboard is probably 65% or so.
Then again, the Libretto can be used with an external PS/2 keyboard if you really can't stand that dinky keyboard. There's no way that I know of to attach an external keyboard to a MP780.
(Can you use a USB keyboard on a 900/900C??
) An external keyboard kinda defeats the purpose of a mobile unit, though.
I find the MobilePro quite easy to use with the built-in keyboard. The only problem is the arrangement of the cursor keys.
(The default arrangement puts them in a line, instead of the more familiar "inverted-T" configuration.
) It's a problem which can easily be fixed with a small bit of software and re-arranging the keycaps.
The Libretto keyboard can be a bit cramped, particularly the function and cursor keys, but it's quite adequate for light typing. I wouldn't want to have typed my thesis using just that keyboard, but it's OK for smaller jobs.
Personally, the mouse control on the Libretto always bugged me more than the keyboard. I always had an Alps GlidePoint plugged in to the I/O bar and sitting next to the Libretto.
) 
