[csa]

I have a Netbook that has the keyboard flush with the surface, & I find this very irritating to type on; as you can't "feel" the keys. What other choices are out there; probably preferring a tablet that I can attach a keyboard to.

I was also looking at the Lenovo Yoga 2; anyone have one of these, if so comments?

[bertwert]

One thing I'll say:
I have NEVER found a laptop with a keyboard I liked. (I often go through stores and type on laptops randomly)
I've always used some an external keyboard.

[Just1MoreDave]

We got a Yoga 2 last year mostly for travel. It's pretty good for that purpose: good size, not heavy, reasonable battery life, works well as a tablet or laptop. I think we paid $400 at Best Buy. The upgrade to Windows 10 worked fine. My wife says the keyboard works for her. I type with one finger. The display is fine for laptop use or even Netflix in a hotel room. My pictures look OK on it but I almost always wait to process them at home.

[csa]

Thanks for that information on your experience! That sounds encouraging. Yeah, I wouldn't be doing any processing of my photos on it. I'll see if anyone in town has this one; my options for hands on, in this area are pretty slim.

[dsmithhfx]

I have a $5 case logic usb mini keyboard with decent, raised keys and about the same footprint as a netbook kb, that I use with my nexus 7 tablet (the kb is actually twice as big).

[osv]

if it doesn't need to be portable, old-skool mechanical keys are the way to go for the best tactile feedback.

gamers brought it all back years ago, i have a Cooler Master Gaming » Products: Quick Fire Rapid-i keyboard that i can plug into a laptop or a desktop, it sits in a pull-out keyboard tray fastened under the desktop... better ergonomics.

[csa]

I would want it to be portable; as I have a desktop with a pull-out keyboard tray with an Eclipse keyboard.

[Mach]

If I have to take my laptop with me I "Rough it" at home I have an external key board and 2 22" LED screens so I have 3 screens to play around with. check out New Egg

[csa]

I can "rough" it with my Netbook, but want something with better keyboard.

[K57XR]

My wife has a Yoga 13 which is similar to the Yoga 2 and loves the keyboard - she's a writer and types heavily on it. In fact, when looking for an external keyboard she looked for one that felt closest to her Yoga 13.

[csa]

Thanks! That's the kind of information I'm looking for! That's a great endorsement of it!

[Quartermaster James]

I really think it takes a larger size machine to accommodate a decent built in keyboard.
I use a 17" Toshiba Qosmio and the keyboard is just fine.

[monochrome]

I use an iPad and Logitech Bluetooth keyboard that also serves as a Landscape stand for the iPad. While compact, it is a real, rigid keyboard with raised keys that have actual tactile response. The screen keyboard disappears when the Bluetooth connects (usually immediate). There is significantly more keyboard function than the screen keyboard. A charge (USB Mini from a laptop port) lasts about 6 months. I never turn it off. It connects facing in with the iPad magnets for transport, serving as a hard case (I slide the whole thing in a neoprene sleeve).

I actually use this setup for my outside client business meetings now rather than a full laptop. In educational conferences (I have to do 40 hours of professional CE a year) I take real-time lecture notes in Notepad touch typing and correct typos by touching the word on the screen.

I've never processed photos on this, of course.

[fralexandr]

There's always the super massive 10lb msi gt80 titan with mechanical keyboard
The MSI GT80 Titan Review: The Broadwell Gaming Laptop Your Desktop Envies

[Quartermaster James]

There's always the super massive 10lb msi gt80 titan with mechanical keyboard
The MSI GT80 Titan Review: The Broadwell Gaming Laptop Your Desktop Envies

That's missing the 10-key though.