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by philistine 1459 days ago
I would bet that the ortholinear layout and simple button spacebar they put in that device kills any productivity gains you would have with a physical keyboard.
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Because of unfamiliarity? A lot of keyboard nerds are now using this style, so to them it wouldn't be unfamiliar.
For a device of this size, I would measure productivity gains in terms of accuracy rather than speed. That is to say: I don't expect to type as fast as I would on a full size keyboard, but I would expect to be more productive than I would be with a touchscreen keyboard. Whether the ortholinear layout affects that, I don't know. Admittedly, the small spacebar buttons probably would.