One thing I would be looking for in a portable keyboard is, well, portability. Unfortunately, the GoType keyboard does not fare especially well in that aspect, seeing as, well, it's essentially a full keyboard, which doesn't really fold or somehow compact itself. When I received the unit, my first thought was, "I wonder how I fold this?" - but after poking at it, pushing random buttons and examining the keyboard for hidden latches, it occurred to me that it's likely not foldable (and my final hint was the fact that the outside cover is a solid plastic sheet, and does not seem to have hinges). There is one latch on the back, which pops out, and can be used for one of two things: either to help support the whole concoction when an m5xx series Palm is mounted on it (because it does have a tendency to tip over sometimes), or to be used as a handle should you want to carry it (though I wouldn't recommend that, just from the point of view of social appeal, or lack thereof - contrary to public opinion, it is NOT cool to walk around with a Palm keyboard).

Since we're talking about typing here, something a lot of users live by, it would be useful to compare the feel of the keyboard to a real desktop one. I am an IBM Model M fanatic, and I can't live without my clicky beast that most definitely would kill someone if it fell on them (and when I studied in another country last year, I actually brought the keyboard with me, for I didn't want to get something I would hate over there). The main issue I had with this keyboard is that the keys are slightly vertically shorter than normal, basically looking like calculator keys. As well, their travel, while short, is springy, so you might have to type a bit stronger to make sure you don't skip a letter, and because the keys are slightly shorter vertically, you might have to adapt a bit to make sure that you don't hit any adjacent keys by accident. However, at the same time, some people might prefer that to looser keys, because they feel more comfortable typing with that. What bugged me, though, was that the arrow keys are not in an inverse T! They are, well, side by side. Being a hardcore gamer, that positioning will confuse me to no end, and I sure won't be able to navigate using that. I like the idea of the numpad being there, like on a laptop - if you need a numpad, you can hit Numlock and the center area will convert to a *almost* standard numpad, with the top row (/, *, and -) moving to the right side and going down vertically beside it. Nice feature.