I think the title really should be, "Smartphone keyboards are so bad I carry a physical keyboard with me"
_iPhone_ keyboards. Android is great.
I love my Bluetooth keyboard
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#42If you want a full size foldable keyboard with function keys and a trackpad, I can recommend the ProtoArc XK01[0]. This is a good enough keyboard that I use it as my main keyboard at home, and it's surprisingly cool to be able to just fold up your daily driver keyboard and take it with you. [0] https://www.protoarc.com/products/xk01-tp-foldable-keyboard-...
It's not expensive either, just $46 (EUR. 41). Weirdly enough, they only sell/ship to the five biggest EU countries.
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#43I think the title really should be, "Smartphone keyboards are so bad I carry a physical keyboard with me"
That's not the only reason. On-screen keyboards take up valuable screen space.
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#46I've just recently got a mechanical keyboard, after doing a workspace ergonomics assessment, and also cultural influence from various other developer friends, etc... It's a Keychron Q10 Max (Alice Layout) - looks like a split keyboard but it's one piece. It's excellent typing, has both wired (USB-C) and wireless (Bluetooth, probably also radio too? I don't use that) connectivity too. I don't normally use the LED ligh…
I've looked at those and was considering buying one since I already own a K2 v1 which I love. But for the life of me I cannot understand why they switched from the 5-key layout on the rightmost vertical to a 4-key one. And Keychron are not the only ones, I've seen other manufacturers with the same layout, both Alice and regular 75%. Especially since there still is physical space for the missing key. This would allow direct access to home / end / pgup / pgdn. But now, one of them is missing, or delete is missing, etc.
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#47If you want a full size foldable keyboard with function keys and a trackpad, I can recommend the ProtoArc XK01[0]. This is a good enough keyboard that I use it as my main keyboard at home, and it's surprisingly cool to be able to just fold up your daily driver keyboard and take it with you. [0] https://www.protoarc.com/products/xk01-tp-foldable-keyboard-...
I'm used to having a trackpad below the keyboard
So something like this[1] could be cool then. A actual thinkpad keyboard with touchpad, bluetooth, trackpoint and even a fingerprint reader.
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#48If you get an Android you can use termux and do literally anything. I like to write websites, write newsletters in vim and run a jekyll instance, transcode video with ffmpeg, etc.
Termux and DOSBox are great for running or writing software on a phone. I almost never resort to installing or writing apps anymore as that is just more cumbersome and has APIs that keep breaking (not to mention the threats from Google about making non-Play app deployment more regulated).
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#49On “field trips” where laptop is too much and just the iphone is too little, I have been pairing my ipad with a k380 for the last 200 years and cannot complain much. The only warning I get is that k380 causes some kind of interference with the apple pencil and other bluetooth connected devices. Can’t precise exactly how much though.
Logitech! Love-hate relationship with their products. I have M570 trackball and it's perfect for me and i love it. Only problem -- the switch on it fails in one year and starts doubleclicking like crazy. (I am aware of DIY fixes to replace the switch that needs desoldering and soldering) Accumulated six useless M570 trackballs in past six years. I hate that. They are waiting for me to find enough time and motivation…
Didn't you look at the mx trackball? I've had one for ages [0], and it still goes strong. The only annoyance is that I regularly have to clean its base, or a bunch of grime accumulates.
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[0] I don't remember when I bought it exactly, but I'm sure it was before covid because I remember having it delivered at my old office with a bunch of other mice to test. I moved to a new office in 2020.
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#50Why didn't you take your laptop to China though?