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However, I imagine right now the only option is the bluetooth keyboards. For those who type really fast
a) what keyboard would you reccomend? what are the limitations?
b) is the blackberry's speed a limitation on your typing? is it simply unable to respond quick enough?
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(a) Unfortunately, I have to recommend switching away from BlackBerry if 100WPM pocket keyboard with a pocket device is needed. ThinkOutside Bluetooth folding keyboard and a Treo 700. I can easily exceed 100 words per minute on it no problem -- on my PocketPC. Both my PocketPC AND the keyboard both fit in one blue jeans pocket (after the keyboard is folded). Yes, 100 WPM -- my ThinkOutside is 100% DELL Laptop quality to my fingers, and I can type very fast on DELL laptops.
(d) No, the BlackBerry can support 100 WPM if you're just displaying a text field such as email. It does slow down when the text field becomes big (10 kilobyte emails). I know this because I can thumbtype up to 72.4 WPM on a BlackBerry (1 minute test of 363 thumb button presses, Huckleberry Finn paragraph test), and I can randomly mash keys faster. I have typed 5 to 10 kilobyte emails on my BlackBerry before. Pratical limit seems to be about 3 or 4 kilobytes, before the text buffer slows down dramatically.
Hopefully a future BlackBerry model and OS supports Bluetooth HID, so I can use my ThinkOutside folding keyboard (the BEST folding keyboard in the world -- and the only one that I can touchtype FULL speed on)