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It worked OK for 2 months, but the KB kept on falling off. When I complained, I was told that the KB was not compatible with my Viewsonic v37. Yet, it was advertised as compatible with the VS PPC 2002. The worse came when I upgraded to PPC2003 and the KB stopped working. I contacted Targus and was told that they do not have plans for upgrading their KB drivers for this VS PPC.
I do not believe that this should be permitted. If you sell something, stand behind it.
Very disappointing.
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I bought this as a replacement for my stowaway when I replaced my Palm m105 with an HP IPAQ. The palm-stowaway combination was an excellent portable alternative to my laptop and I used in nearly every day. After my positive experience I expected my new IR keyboard to function the same way. What a dissapointment! I can forgive the large size of the keyboard but there are several aspects of this keyboard that have made it intolerable to me. I found the keys did not always respond leaving me with multiple errors to fix in every paragraph and the split space bar has been a constant source of irritation, I usually hit the solid piece of plastic in the middle instead of one of the keys. The little plastic arms on the stand do not hold the PDA at all securely, even bumping the table can knock it off, and I have taken to using an elastic band to keep my IPAQ in place. The "mouse" arrowpad is a nice idea but does not justify the loss of the arrow keys. Finally the backlight does not stay on while using the keyboard and there is no backlight control on the keyboard (unlike the stowaway). I will be replacing this keyboard with another after a much more careful search.
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I got one of these a few years ago. It's been to several countries, on camping trips, bicycle trips, subways, etc etc and held together very well. I pop this and the handspring into my pocket and off I go, not lugging around a huge laptop anymore.
The typing is comfortable, this is just like a laptop keyboard, and while I too have worried about the little popup part where you connect the handspring, it's taken a beating so far. I'm buying another preemptively because I'll be so bummed when I do eventually manage to break the current one.
The hinge in the middle is annoying - you have to put the thing on a book or other flat surface to hold it in your lap. I think that when the new one comes, I'll try to create some kind of deadbolt mechanism to hold the middle hinge when it's open and then it will be the single most perfect gadget ever.
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As a reporter, I decided to buy this keyboard because I was always taking notes at meetings. I would highly recommend it. I used it w/ my IPAQ, and it's lasted two years without ever having to replace the battery. After using it for a couple years, I've found it easier to type on then a regular keyboard. Takes a little getting used to at first.
My only complaint is that it just randomly stopped working a couple times. Considering it happened only three times in two years, it's not too bad. Like I said, I really love mine and would recommend it to anyone else.
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Although a search in Amazon lists this keybooard as compatible with HX 4705, it is not. There is no way to align the IR port of the keyboard with that of the HX 4705. I had to return mine and pay for return shipping charges because Amazon probably does not think that they are misleading their customer. BEWARE.
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