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Kind of disappointed with my iCurve
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yes i can relate, i own two icurves (home and office) and i dont like typing on it at work because it bounces. quick solution i just hooked up a old colored iMac compact keyboard and store underneath the icurve and when i need to type just pull it out.
I was planning on getting an iCurve but when it came to the bank account, I couldn't. Instead, I have it slightly raised up on a binder. Yes I am a student and my funds tend to go elsewhere...
I really like my icurve. I use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse with it when i'm using it and it works great. I know what you mean about it bouncing when you try to type on the powerbook keyboard - I do that sometimes when I'm too lazy to plug in the bluetooth adaptor. However, the main reason why I got it was so that I could use it like desktop with the screen at the right height and using an external keyboard and mouse. If you're typing on the powerbook keyboard, the screen might be in the right place, but it's going to be might uncomfortable cause you have to prop your hands up to use it and will likely need to sit closet to it.
i'd recommend a usb keyboard and mouse if you can spare it - it'll make your life a lot easier.
i'd recommend a usb keyboard and mouse if you can spare it - it'll make your life a lot easier.
munckee said:I AM USING AN EXTERNAL KEYBOARD AND MOUSE!
I think some of my wobbling issues come from a less than stellar desk (ikea job that isn't as steady as I'd like).
haha, sorry about that munckee - didn't even see that (even the 3 or 4 times you said it). guess it was cause I assumed I knew what you were talking about with the wobbling cause it did that for me when I tried to type on the powerbook keyboard. In that case, yes, I think it's very much the desk - my desk is a particle board desk that I put together and took a part many times and it works without wobble. I think it's around 15 years old too.
Must be a desk problem. I get no movement whatsoever from my iCurve, and I'm a pretty vigorous typist.
I consider the money I spent on the iCurve the second-best accessory investment I've made for my Powerbook (best: multiple button bluetooth mouse).
I consider the money I spent on the iCurve the second-best accessory investment I've made for my Powerbook (best: multiple button bluetooth mouse).
munckee said:
I've had an iCurve for over a year and I love it! Same reasons as everybody else -- it raises my iBook G4 up near eye level, it gives me storage space underneath (over the year I've kept an external HD, DVD burner, Apple BT keyboard, CD spindle, and iPod under there...) and of course it keeps my iBook cool and happy. Plus it looks awesome! I'd take a serious look at the stability of your desk if simple typing is causing all these quakes and tremors.
I'm trying to get the picture here: Is it wobbling side to side or is the plastic bars supporting the laptop wobbling down because of the weight of typing?
