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50G Keys hard? Message #1 Posted by designnut on 4 Mar 2008, 11:33 a.m. I tried my 35S keys and found them soft and good feeling. I recall reading the 50g keys were hard, Search failed to find the string, so I'm asking. Thanks, Sam

Re: 50G Keys hard? Message #2 Posted by John Stark on 4 Mar 2008, 1:51 p.m., in response to message #1 by designnut Darned right. Hard as a rock. Cheap wobble, too. Trabant ride and handling at a Bentley price. It would be nice if HP made 50 series successor with Classic/35S lines in a 48-series sized case whilst retaining and improving on 50 series display and I/O. 48G type keyboard would be nice too. Just my $0.02. John

Re: 50G Keys hard? Message #3 Posted by Hal Bitton in Boise on 5 Mar 2008, 1:32 a.m., in response to message #1 by designnut Interestingly, the key detents on my 50G don't seem too stiff at all. They seem about right, with none of the aforementioned "cheap wobble" either. I have a 48gx with noticably firmer detents. best regards, Hal

Re: 50G Keys hard? Message #4 Posted by jdgc (spain) on 5 Mar 2008, 11:57 a.m., in response to message #3 by Hal Bitton in Boise My 50g has quite hard keys, though very firm, no weird wobble. I have a 48sx and the keyboard is very different, but equally hard and uncomfortable to my taste (to my touch?), which is on the "tough" side. I have strong hands, but half an hour of 48sx or 50g usage makes me tired of so much hard pressing. For me, Voyagers give the nicest touch for my hands, but probably the 32SII are the less fatiguing of all. David

Re: 50G Keys hard? Message #5 Posted by Brad Davis on 16 Mar 2008, 12:21 a.m., in response to message #4 by jdgc (spain) Darn right. I kept mine for about a month IIRC and then sold it. My fingers literally hurt from pushing them if I did a lot of calcs in a day. LOL, not having any better luck with my 35s. Its keys "feel" great, but it now misses so many keystrokes that I've mothballed it too. It's gotten worse as I've used it more. Back to my 48G which served me for >10 years without any problem at all...

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