Are there any laptops suitable for high-speed typists?
by Jack Schofield from on (#69C9)
Jane's job requires rapid typing for long periods, and she can't do that on today's Chiclet-style laptop keyboards
I work as a specialist electronic note-taker for deaf people, which means I type a comprehensive pri(C)cis of all that is said in the room, using a laptop linked to a separate monitor for them to read in real time. Qualified electronic note-takers type at very high speeds, with no breaks, for up to an hour at a time (sometimes longer in settings where people clearly don't consider us to be sentient beings). We are at real risk of RSI.
Like many fast touch-typists, I just cannot work well on the new Chiclet keyboards.
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