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Originally Posted by RicoRich196
People who came from the TP2 are saying they can type on it great and that there's no need to worry about the lack of hw keyboard.
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I too must disagree with this statement. There is no substitute for a keyboard / thumb-board, especially the quality keyboard on the TP2. Besides the tactile feedback of the physical keys, there are two issues I've been struggling with on the EVO.
The first is that it requires too much space on the screen. Ex:
On the TP2, I can see more than a few lines of the text I'm writing (making it easier to review what I'm writing while I'm writing it.)
Being able to use the entire screen also allows me to reference the email I'm responding to.
The second is that while I'm typing (thumbing), my thumbs never actually leave the keys. The feel of the keys allows me to find my way around the keyboard without looking at it (for the most part). With the onscreen keyboard I must peck at the screen. With the added bonus of putting even more fingerprints on the screen (a pet peeve.)
To each their own, and I admit that I'll probably stick with the EVO (too early to tell just yet), but the lack of a physical keyboard is a major disadvantage. That said, if including a physical keyboard would increase the thickness of the EVO even one mm, it would not be worth it (the EVO is at the absolute size limit, perhaps even a little over, of what I'm willing to accept). I've been looking for my stowaway keyboard (I know it's around here somewhere) to see how it would work for times (like on airplane or at a desk) where mobility is not a factor.