best input device?

[donaldekelly]

I am getting more and more disenchanted with Graffiti. And the on-screen keyboard takes a tap to turn on and a tap to turn off and then you have to keep tapping on and off to see what you are doing - so it is not much better.

I am interested in getting Fitaly stamp, silkyboard II - or something similar.

But there are thumbboards and keyboards for about the same price. And maybe getting the Palm ppk keyboard is worth the money ($80 on Amazon).

Maybe a fitaly stamp and a keyboard gives one options for note taking and writing that novel?

Anyone have THE TRUTH about keyboards and keyboard alternatives? Thanks!

[biglig]

Well, the difference is that the proper keyboards are best for data entry but not as portable. They fold up small, but you need a table to use them.

Free business idea: someone make a thumboard with a PS2 socket so you can plug a regular PC keyboard into it.

[khuff]

I do OK with Graffiti, but I just got a Thumboard. It was a toss up as to entry speed at first (I guess it's my big thumbs) but it is getting better. I based my choice on the fact that I don't always have a flat surface for the foldouts.

[Midiman]

I prefer Palm's full sized, folding keyboard... nice feel. Grafitti on my m505 seems to be much worse than my old IIIxe... the 505 seems to misinterpret every other character... which p*sses me off frequently... maybe that won't be the case with the enhanced 505 they are supposed to be sending me sometime during this millennium.

[biglig]

I always managed well with my Psion 5MX. That is a great keyboard, but a lot of the time you end up using it as a thumboard when you pull it out to make a quick note etc.

Alas, the 5 was just a fraction too big. Now I have a M500 I carry it day in day out.