Global Marketing Partners Virtually Indestructible Keyboard Mac/95/98/w2k/wme/nt Grand

by Global Marketing Partners

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B70Q
• Item model number: FLX-1000
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

GRANDTEC FLX1000 The Virtually Indestructible Keyboard (IBM T, PS/2 compatible)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job you want, December 8, 2003

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Annie Kamp "Pet Momma" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Global Marketing Partners Virtually Indestructible Keyboard Mac/95/98/w2k/wme/nt Grand (Personal Computers)

My psycho hairless cat and dimitted Boston were running around the house, I got up to get something from another room, leaving my pop sitting on the desk. Kitty ran onto the desk as Boston jumped at him, not sure who knocked over the pop, but the keyboard was swimming under 24 ounces of sweet, sticky Coke. I had one previous keyboard ruined after some water had gotten in it. This one survived, after a good cleaning with 409, it was not sticky. It has also, so far, survived a big bird gnawing on it, not that I would recommend that, but she has lost many a key in the past.

2 complaints, and reason for 4 stars. As other reviewers have also said, the caps lock key is easy to hit without knowing you have done so. It does have an odd feel that takes a bit to get used to. My initial intro to this keyboard was at the office, and it was an odd feel. But after several uses I wanted one.

Overall I am extremely pleased and would recommend this keyboard. Many thanks to my dear and wonderful friend Andy for getting me this for my birthday!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you drink coffee at the computer- Buy this keyboard., October 8, 2002

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"lynkfri13" (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Marketing Partners Virtually Indestructible Keyboard Mac/95/98/w2k/wme/nt Grand (Personal Computers)

Update- Have had it for 1 year, I downgraded this to 4 stars for 3 reasons.

~1. The ink labels on the letters are completely gone, which is frustrating, when looking for a key I don't know by touch (like semi-colon, or plus sign)

~2. It definitely takes a while to train your fingers to the feel of the keyboard... a week of working at home was how long it took me, and I usually can type with some good speed.
This means that guest users will probably have quite an annoying time trying to do any computer activity that involves typing. My nieces and nephews use it, and they do complain that it "feels' wrong.

3. The caps lock key is too close to the "A", and I constantly have unwANTed cAPITAl letters.

****BUT- the kids have spilled drinks onto it dozens of times, and it still works!

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****original 5 star review:

~ ~ When I was shopping for a new keyboard, I decided to look around, instead of just purchasing the most inexpensive one.- - - - I had ruined my last keyboard by a combination of dust, potato chip crumbs, and one of the kids spilling a drink into it

~ ~When I saw the "Indestructible Keyboard", I was skeptical, but it certainly looked waterproof. So, I bought it.

~ ~I am so thankful I did. I spilled my coffee on the keyboard the first day! No problem at all. : - ) ! Everything wiped clean, and I could even clean it with mild dish soap. No more Compressed air canisters to freeze my hands!

~ ~The only drawback is that the "feel" of the keyboard will be different, and you have to practice a little. If you were a two-fingered typist, you'd probably find it wonderful.- - - - - However, the keyboard is flat, and there is protective flexible plastic covering that covers the whole unit, including the keys. If you're an experienced typist, it does take some time to get used to the "feel" of the keys. I made plenty of mistakes when starting, but now that I'm used to it, it's fine.

~ ~The only slightly annoying feature is that I seem to hit the "caps lock" key by mistake quite often (Its positioned to the left of the "a" key.)
Addendum: now that I've had it longer, I notice the letters on the keys are wearing off. So far, touching them up with a permanent magic marker (fine tip) works great. Be prepared and have a marker ready, if youre going to clean the keyboar with a spray clearner like "Windex", which works great.

~ ~Overall- I think this keyboard is a gift from the Gods. It's lasted 3 months so far, and is still intact and easy to clean. I love it.

~ ~For anyone who has ever even come close to spilling coffee into the keyboard.... this is a definite 5***** star buy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The trouble with VIC, July 5, 2006

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GeekDaddy (Safford, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Marketing Partners Virtually Indestructible Keyboard Mac/95/98/w2k/wme/nt Grand (Personal Computers)

I have owned two of these so far and have loved their portability, waterproof design, and soft silent feel. Plus typing on a sheet of rubber, for me, is high geek factor.

There are, however, a few problems with it that I have...

For one, it likes to slide around a lot. Never had to chase other keyboards like this one.

Secondly, my first one died due to dry rot on a key I never USED. (the 4 on the keypad)

Third, my current has a bug in the Power button - in linux, it behaves but in Windows, randomly it will shut me on down like it's no big deal. I don't even have to be at the keyboard for it to do it either and, yes, I tried it on other machines to verify... the problem travelled with it.

Fourth issue is the 'dead' keys next to the space bar, on either side, and those three little nipple buttons above the keypad. Why bother putting them there when you can either expand the space bar a bit (4 space buttons would be fine by me, allowing it to be rolled up still) or just leave the space blank? Can't count the long documents I've written where whole clumps of words would be joined at the hip because I accidentally hit the blank keys instead of space.