dabigkahuna

Besides, there are other things besides bluetooth. Just because something is mentioned in more detail doesn't mean it is the only thing they feel they need to make better.

It certainly isn't a toy and it is unlikely any but those most unwilling to take some time to adapt will throw it out in 10 minutes. If they do, hopefully they'll throw it my way! I think only one Treg member has reported not using it much. Might be a special use case where either the TextBlade isn't ideal or it could be he didn't take the time to adjust and customize it to better suit his needs. But lots of testers have reported ditching their other keyboards. I can see some not giving themselves time to adjust and I suspect that is one reason WayTools wants to minimize other possible issues so they don't add to the challenge.

Sure, it is perfectly understandable to not order before it ships. Every time someone asks me about mine, I always tell them two basic things - that it is a great keyboard (best I've ever used) AND that it has been delayed since Spring of 2015 over and over again so it is their risk to decide whether to order (and get some extras thrown in for free) or wait.

Since someone mentioned not wanting to pay $120 when it isn't shipping yet, I should point out that it is still $99 for pre-orders with the extra stuff. Most likely if the price goes up, it will be when it ships so those two go hand in hand.

For William Gallagher, you mention you aren't nearly as fast with the TextBlade yet, but give no comparisons. That would be useful. For example, on a regular keyboard before the TextBlade, I could do about 55 wpm at 97% accuracy. For me, it took a few weeks, I think, to get past that (I did work hard at it and also didn't switch back and forth between keyboards). I presently run in the mid-60s at 98% or better.

But since usually I'm typing things like this post, thinking about what I want to say as I type it, my speed is more like 45 wpm. So it wouldn't really matter if my test speed didn't match my old speed (though I'm happy it got better).

Then there are the other advantages that can offset any temporary reduction in speed. Like how easy it is to edit, without reaching for the mouse. This greatly increases other areas of computer use that a typing test doesn't measure.

Maybe the best point I can make is that even after a few days with the TextBlade, and while I was still awkward and couldn't type at my old speed, nor had gotten used to many of the extra advantages the TextBlade has, I still didn't want to go back to my old keyboard. It is just such a good typing feel, no stretching for keys, that it was still better to use.