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  • The TextBlade keyboard is superb, but you'll have to be patient

    May have mentioned before, I’m about 2 years in with TextBlade. Still novel, still get a kick out of using it. Still get meetings start with ‘sorry, before we begin, can you please tell me what that is in front of you?’ Have to explain what it is and let people have a go when in a meeting with new faces. I don’t mind taking people through it; I think I’ve developed a pretty good pitch now :smile: 
    I’m always sure to tell them the preorder stuff. Most are very interested but not everyone wants it for themselves, of course.

    I use it across all my devices still. TextBlade is part of my everyday carry. I have found myself much less reliant on the laptop and unless I need to present on a screen will only take my phone or tablet with me to meetings. The nano stands are enough for that use.
    My desk photo was on the order status page for a while. Very typical for me to have three devices facing me at once, jumping between each to type. Of the three, the tablet currently gets the least attention.
    I have a late model MacBook Pro allocated to me for work and the key feel on it is horrendous in comparison to TextBlade. I’ll only use the built in keyboard if desperate. Most of the time TextBlade is flat on the desk with that computer. Typing while on top of the built in keyboard isn’t terrible in a pinch. Pressure required to press down a TextBlade is low enough to not activate any key below it beside Space. I use Karabiner to turn off the built in keyboard for this purpose.
    At home I have a couple of uses… Phone and tablet most often, MacBook Pro (late 2013) least often. The MacBook has a nice enough keyboard but I am much more comfortable on TextBlade. I have piece of silicone to prevent actuation of keys when I want to use this Mac on my lap. It works fine and is still natural enough for trackpad reach.

    the benefits of the TB makes it your go-to keyboard for everything. 
    Yes.
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  • The TextBlade keyboard is superb, but you'll have to be patient

    Mine goes in my front pants pocket with my phone. Keys and sharp things in the opposite pocket. 

    Magnets as they are, attract a bit of junk when left alone. I’ve found that storing in the nano stand, magnet side in prevents issues there. 

    Every couple of months I clean each of the contact points with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton tip. If gunk builds up there it can cause miscommunication between the affected blades. 

    In TextBlade’s packed up form it does not allow ingress by lint or dust as the keys collapse against each other and their base creating a seal against the environment. It’s a very satisfying way they ‘click’ together and apart. 

    I have had my TextBlade replaced. My first version had a weak flex connector inside the SpaceBlade. WayTools sent me a newer revision with that item replaced (it had already been identified as a weak point before mine was diagnosed). Haven’t had the same problem again. The repairability of the TextBlade is quite high - I was able to fix the old TextBlade too. 
    arkorott