Your vote - keyboard or no keyboard on Kindle - Page 3

kolk · 03-07-2011, 07:45 PM

I'd buy the Kindle in an instant if it had no keyboard. the iPad has no e-ink, so I won't buy that one. the Kindle is so ugly, & the keyboard all I do not want, so I'm not buying that one either. A kindle without keyboard I would pay for, above one with.

BobLenx · 03-07-2011, 08:08 PM

The ALT key is a numlock? Just press it once and enter all the numbers you want? Well it sure isn't a numlock on my K3. I have to press it or hold it down in order to get numbers off that top row.

wyndslash · 03-07-2011, 08:57 PM

hmm i'm torn. no keyboard means bigger screens...but when i'm writing, i do enjoy the feel of a physical keyboard. plus, the touch keyboards always somehow makes me slip and then i press some other key and it's very annoying

i guess people with big fingers are not made for touch ; -;

Barty · 03-07-2011, 09:48 PM

I don't use the keyboard for anything except search. That keyboard is so horrible I can't imagine taking notes or doing anything with it.

I want an additional choice: el cheapo kindle. No keyboard, no touchscreen, shrink that sucker down, lighter background screen, drop the price. There's my kindle.

cathie · 03-07-2011, 09:59 PM

Keyboard please

Do not like touch screens, they get so smeared with fingerprints too easily. And cleaning them is a complete pain.

Zarich · 03-07-2011, 10:19 PM

I find the keyboard is very fast with thumbs. It is less prone to error as a touch screen can misread sometimes. I know with my NC I often backspace as it misread when I typed. No such problem with kindle. HOWEVER. I rarely use it.

Gort · 03-07-2011, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cathie

Keyboard please

Do not like touch screens, they get so smeared with fingerprints too easily. And cleaning them is a complete pain.

This is what I agree with. I'm probably a bit anal when it comes to having a clean screen, so the last thing I want on my screen is finger smears. I'm wanting to read the screen, not see smudges and stuff, so a physical keyboard is something I'm glad for. Also, my past experience with touch screens is that they're quite inaccurate when it comes to typing.

sirmaru · 03-07-2011, 10:52 PM

I voted yes since I like that qwerty keyboard for thumbs.

DreamWriter · 03-07-2011, 11:46 PM

I voted for the keyboard. And dedicated number keys (with symbols) would be nice too.

benee16 · 03-08-2011, 02:49 PM

I would like the keyboard at the top of the kindle so I can stop touching it while I'm reading. Or maybe a keyboard lock button. I'm tired of constantly hitting the keyboard and the forward buttons on the side because I want to hold my book between the bottom and middle of the device.

Zarich · 03-08-2011, 02:56 PM

You realize you can rotate the display right?
Yes the keyboard would be upside down, but that would solve your issue.

psycholoner · 03-08-2011, 07:23 PM

I like having a keyboard, but a lot of the time, I could do without it. I've tried doing small entries to a blog on my DXG and I find out that the screen can't keep up with the typing speed, and making small corrections can take a long time. Do to low pdf support, I can't really even write notes. The only time I've ever used it is for doing small internet searches, making collections, or looking in the dictionary. I definitely prefer a real keyboard though. However, most of the time, I wish I could just yank it off as an extra attachment, since it makes the already big DX even bigger.

bZkindle · 03-08-2011, 08:21 PM

I'm surprised how few of you want a touchscreen. personally, I would like it if properly implemented. I want the whole kindle to just be screen- no bezel, nothing. I really think over time that's what we'll end up seeing.
of course, over time it may not need a keyboard anyway because it will be able to take notes, etc. using voice recognition.

wyndslash · 03-08-2011, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bZkindle

I'm surprised how few of you want a touchscreen. personally, I would like it if properly implemented. I want the whole kindle to just be screen- no bezel, nothing. I really think over time that's what we'll end up seeing.
of course, over time it may not need a keyboard anyway because it will be able to take notes, etc. using voice recognition.

i don't think i'd be comfortable saying my notes out loud where others can hear. like i keep saying, i want a really nice stylus in the style of a pencil or a snazzy pen :x

bZkindle · 03-08-2011, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i don't think i'd be comfortable saying my notes out loud where others can hear. like i keep saying, i want a really nice stylus in the style of a pencil or a snazzy pen :x

haha. yeah, I didn't really think about that.
maybe give it ten years and it'll read your mind?

View Poll Results: Do you want keyboard on Kindle
Oh Yes.	144	55.38%
Oh No.	49	18.85%
Part of me wants it, the other doesn't	36	13.85%
Touchscreen is the answer.	31	11.92%
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03-08-2011, 08:21 PM	#43
bZkindle Fanatic Posts: 510 Karma: 1025024 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada City, Soviet Canuckistan Device: k2, k3G, kindle DXG, Sony T-1, iPad, iPhone, stone tablet	I'm surprised how few of you want a touchscreen. personally, I would like it if properly implemented. I want the whole kindle to just be screen- no bezel, nothing. I really think over time that's what we'll end up seeing. of course, over time it may not need a keyboard anyway because it will be able to take notes, etc. using voice recognition. Last edited by bZkindle; 03-08-2011 at 08:21 PM. Reason: typo fixed

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03-07-2011, 07:45 PM	#31
kolk Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	I'd buy the Kindle in an instant if it had no keyboard. the iPad has no e-ink, so I won't buy that one. the Kindle is so ugly, & the keyboard all I do not want, so I'm not buying that one either. A kindle without keyboard I would pay for, above one with.

03-07-2011, 08:08 PM	#32
BobLenx Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 308 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony505 K2 K3	The ALT key is a numlock? Just press it once and enter all the numbers you want? Well it sure isn't a numlock on my K3. I have to press it or hold it down in order to get numbers off that top row.

03-07-2011, 08:57 PM	#33
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	hmm i'm torn. no keyboard means bigger screens...but when i'm writing, i do enjoy the feel of a physical keyboard. plus, the touch keyboards always somehow makes me slip and then i press some other key and it's very annoying i guess people with big fingers are not made for touch ; -;

03-07-2011, 09:48 PM	#34
Barty doofus Posts: 2,535 Karma: 13088847 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I don't use the keyboard for anything except search. That keyboard is so horrible I can't imagine taking notes or doing anything with it. I want an additional choice: el cheapo kindle. No keyboard, no touchscreen, shrink that sucker down, lighter background screen, drop the price. There's my kindle.

03-07-2011, 09:59 PM	#35
cathie Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 200 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle, Kindle Fire	Keyboard please Do not like touch screens, they get so smeared with fingerprints too easily. And cleaning them is a complete pain.

03-07-2011, 10:19 PM	#36
Zarich Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 1202 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	I find the keyboard is very fast with thumbs. It is less prone to error as a touch screen can misread sometimes. I know with my NC I often backspace as it misread when I typed. No such problem with kindle. HOWEVER. I rarely use it.

03-07-2011, 10:52 PM	#38
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	I voted yes since I like that qwerty keyboard for thumbs.

03-07-2011, 11:46 PM	#39
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I voted for the keyboard. And dedicated number keys (with symbols) would be nice too.

03-08-2011, 02:49 PM	#40
benee16 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle 3	I would like the keyboard at the top of the kindle so I can stop touching it while I'm reading. Or maybe a keyboard lock button. I'm tired of constantly hitting the keyboard and the forward buttons on the side because I want to hold my book between the bottom and middle of the device.

03-08-2011, 02:56 PM	#41
Zarich Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 1202 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	You realize you can rotate the display right? Yes the keyboard would be upside down, but that would solve your issue.

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03-08-2011, 07:23 PM	#42
psycholoner Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 22 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle DXG	I like having a keyboard, but a lot of the time, I could do without it. I've tried doing small entries to a blog on my DXG and I find out that the screen can't keep up with the typing speed, and making small corrections can take a long time. Do to low pdf support, I can't really even write notes. The only time I've ever used it is for doing small internet searches, making collections, or looking in the dictionary. I definitely prefer a real keyboard though. However, most of the time, I wish I could just yank it off as an extra attachment, since it makes the already big DX even bigger.