How could a one inch slab of plastic alongside the keys be useful. My Pismo and 12" PowerBook have the same keybaord size, and the only ergonomic advantages to the Pismo are that the screen is higher and the text is larger. For touch typing, the 12" PowerBook is actually a far more comfortable machine to type on because its keys have much better action.
Hands never rest on the 3/4" strip of plastic on the sides of the keyboard, and that space has no ergonomic benefit. The deeper palmrest may have some benefit, but the difference is very minor. The only reason the 14" iBook and larger PowerBooks have space alongside their keyboards is because those large screens are much wider than the standard Apple laptop keyboards. Now if Apple used that space by fitting larger keys, or on the 17" PowerBook by including a full numeric keypad, that would be an ergonomic improvement. Andrew On 1/1/05 11:35 AM, "Marcin Wichary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why would that be, they have THE EXACT SAME KEYBOARD, the 14" just has >> more >> wasted space on each side of it. > > From the standpoint of ergonomics, this space is far from being > wasted... > > > Marcin Wichary > e:\> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > w:\> www.aci.com.pl/mwichary >> Attached > w:\> www.aci.com.pl/mwichary/gui >> Graphical User Interface gallery > w:\> www.10yearsofbeingboring.com >> 10 years of Being Boring > w:\> www.usability.pl >> Usability.pl > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
