One of the hardware components in the laptop is the keyboard. Because we’re looking to build a laptop that’s relatively well-sealed against the elements (that’s “water resistant” not “water proof”) we’ve been looking into using sealed keyboards.
The last set of keyboards that we got weren’t very good. When you used them it was too easy to hit the keys next to them, the keys were hard to press and the layout and feel wen’t very good.
We’ve just now gotten in a huge set of keyboards with a variety of weight and travel to test out what might be a good keyboard to use on the laptop. Even the keyboards that are at the edges of the weight and travel combinations feel so much better than the ones we originally had in the office. I’ve been able to plug them into my laptop and use them full time to get a feel for what people might experience with them. I must report that aside from the fact that it’s a bit smaller than what I’m used to, it’s not bad!
Were going to do a larger test with a bunch of kids (K-12) some time in the next few weeks and see what they think of them.

