Matias Folding Keyboard
- Your notebook is a wonderful tool and companion for business, productivity, and pleasure.
- Matias FK205 Folding Keyboard for PC is a compact keyboard you can use as an auxiliary keyboard each day.
- It helps preserve your notebook’s keyboard and is also very comfortable to us
MATIAS FOLDING KEYBOARD
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(out of 15 reviews)
List Price: $ 59.99
Price: $ 49.55
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Review by K. Hammond for Matias Folding Keyboard
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I spend a good chunk of each day working on my laptop in coffee shops and wanted something that was portable and full-sized. I’ve been using the keyboard now for about a week. The keyboard is a good compromise for something so light that also folds into such a small package. While it doesn’t feel like a desktop keyboard, it’s better than the laptop keyboard and better than I expected.
It has a few drawbacks. First, it doesn’t unfold completely flat. There’s a slight angle when it’s open, but this isn’t very noticeable when typing. Second, the insert, delete, page up & down group of keys are much smaller and not in the expected positions. It’s easy to hit the wrong one. Third, it needs some way to tilt the keyboard toward you, such as some fold-out feet. I may resort to carrying a couple of wood dowels of the right size to tilt it at a comfortable angle.
But despite these drawbacks, I would recommend it for those who want to make their laptop work more comfortable. I also recommend getting the iFold stand to bring the screen up to a more comfortable level. I wish I had found both of these products before I spent the last 2 years hunching over a laptop!
Review by David T. Alexander for Matias Folding Keyboard
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This is a nice product, a little thick, but solid key clicks. The make or break for this item would be a locking mechanism to keep it open so you could use it on your lap, as is if you try and use it on your lap it will fold in half.
Review by D. Saussaye for Matias Folding Keyboard
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My job requires lots of travel so I use my laptop extensively. Although I can type fairly well using the laptop keyboard, I can only type numbers by touch with a numeric keyboard. I’ve tried the USB numeric pads, but they slide and don’t work for me. Who wants to carry a full sized keyboard in their bag? Not me!
This product looked perfect and it nearly is! I agree with the other reviewer in that it doesn’t sit completely flat. It needs some type of brace to lock it, and it definitely needs the ability to tilt forward just like a regular keyboard with folding feet. I’ve looked closely at this keyboard and it seems those two things would be easy to add. I really like this product. I hope it’s improved – and I hope the price gets lower!!
Review by C for Matias Folding Keyboard
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I love this keyboard. I carry it around with my netbook because I simply can’t stand the little chicklet keys on them. On this keyboard, the caps lock key is replaced by the function key (caps lock is a function key shortcut). In addition, the keys corresponding to the pointer, bird, and ring fingers of the right hand are function key shortcuts for the arrow keys, home, and end. Once you get used to this, you’ll never want to go back to a standard keyboard.
Tactile feed back could be a little better: I’d give it a 3/5
For ease of use, strategically placed function key shortcuts, portability, and just how friggin’ cool a folding keyboard is, this gets a 5/5 from me.
Review by C. Buel for Matias Folding Keyboard
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We received the folding keyboard in a timely manner. It’s light and great for use with our mini computer. But, the keys sound “cheap” and must be struck quite heavily. the “O” always needs to be struck twice in order to register. Also, when striking the same key twice (such as the “ll” in yellow) the letters will not appear unless hit very slowly. We plan to return the keyboard.