Using the method described here, I’ve just tested the Medion / Gigabyte / Tango Wings UMPC keyboard speed. (Feet up on the sofa.)It’s as I suspected, about 0.4 times my normal typing speed.

Here’s the list of UMPC keyboards that I know about so far. Where do you think the Q1U will fit in? Having tested it, I think it will be faster than the Medion but not as fast as my favorite sofa surfing keyboard, the split keyboard on the PepperPad 3.

Can someone with an OQO Model 02 run the same test for me?

1. Full size desktop keyboard – 1
2. Eleksen Fabric Keyboard - 0.6 (chippy) 
3. Kohjinsha  SA1 UMPC (keyboard) – 0.55 (chippy)
4. PepperPad 3 (split thumbboard) 0.5 (chippy) 0.54 (jenn) 
5. Medion RIM 1000 & Gigabyte U60 0.42 (chippy) 
6. Sony UX (keyboard) – 0.37 (jenn)
7. OQO Model 01 (keyboard) – 0.34 (jenn)
8. i7210 + On screen keyboard (TIP) – CE 0.3 (chippy)
9. DialKeys on Samsung Q1 – 0.27 (jenn)

This entry written on the Medion UMPC.

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