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Well, I have played with it for a while now. Here are my impressions.
The driver software was very easy to install. I put it in main memory as I have found with other keyboard drivers that this works the best. Once install was complete, the software automatically opened on the Axim and was enabled by default. The standard keyboard settings are there including, key repeat rate, key click sounds, etc. I did find that the keyboard did not respond if I put the Axim in while it was turned on. However, once I turned the Axim off and inserted it into the keyboard then turned the Axim back on, it responded well.
The Axim fits very well in the keyboard. When I first opened it, I thought that the mostly open back was going cause problems with supporting the device. I found though that there is enough of a lip to hold it securely. Plus the open back allows you to use an extended battery while using the keyboard. One thing I did really like is that you have to press two buttons, one on each side of the keyboard, to release the Axim from the keyboard. I tried pulling it out without using the buttons (not hard enough to possibly damage the Axim) and it didn't budge. So, no worries about gripping it the wrong way and having the Axim slip out of the keyboard and onto the floor. The other feature that I really liked was that you can charge the Axim without removing the keyboard since it provides a place for a charging cable on the bottom of the keyboard. Overall, the Belkin adds about one and one half inches to the length of the Axim and maybe one half to two thirds of an inch to the width. Obviously, this means that if you normally carry your Axim in your pocket, you are probably going to have to remove the keyboard to carry it comfortably. While holding it, though, I found that it is very comfortable and I can easily reach all of the keys with my thumbs.
I found that the keyboard has excellent key spacing for something so relatively small. The key presses are firm but I have not had any problem with missed letters or inaccuracy. The optional click sound on a key press also helps with making sure that you have pressed firmly enough. The layout is the standard (American?) QWERTY layout. The number keys are not on a dedicated row in order to help with size. However, the number keys, punctuation and navigation keys are easily accessed with the "symbols" button. The symbols button has three options to choose from. Press once and the next key you press will enter the item in orange on the corresponding key which are numbers, punctuation and navigation as mentioned above. Press and hold and all keys pressed while holding the symbols button will again be the orange "secondary buttons". The third option allows you to press the symbols button twice which will lock the symbols key, much like a caps lock button so that you do not have to continue to hold the symbols key. I have found that this is great when you are only navigating around the screen and not entering any data. There are also page up and page down buttons, a tab/space button, an okay button (whose secondary function is to pull up an on-screen keyboard of additional punctuation marks and smileys), a start menu button, a shift/caps lock button and the standard four hard keys found on the front of the Axim. I should mention that while other keyboards seem hardcoded to use the built-in applications on their dedicated keys, this Belkin keyboard will use whatever app or function you have assigned in your button preferences on the Axim. Using the tab key allowed me to move from field to field while entering a new task or appointment. The navigation keys allow me to move up, down, left or right much like the D-pad on the axim using the enter key like the center key on the D-pad.
Obviously, though, like most keyboards, there are still many things that you will have to use your stylus or fingers for as somethings just can't be accessed by using only the keys. However, I found that it wasn't any more difficult to do this than with any other keyboard. I also found that because this keyboard curves up at the top towards the screen, that some of the onscreen buttons on the bottom row were a little difficult to access. Most of the thumboards I have seen or used were either straight across of curved downwards toward the keyboard. Maybe this was to compensate for the open back to give extra support to the Axim.
Battery use was minimal for me. I used it on and off for about two hours and only saw my battery drop maybe 5% which is a lot better than my infrared keyboard. However, I will need to use it for more extended periods of time to be certain, but it seemed like power usage was minimal.
Overall, I would say that it is a pretty darn good keyboard if you can stand the extra bulk. It is great for occasions when you do not have a flat surface to rest a full size foldable keyboard on but I would probably not recommend it for much more than an email or entering tasks or appointments or a short note. But that was all I was looking for.
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