Rating: 
Summary: Elegant design ruined with shoddy construction
Review: BY ALL MEANS AVOID THIS OVERPRICED MARVEL OF MODERN ENGINEERING.
I wish I could give this item 0 stars, it's that bad. I've used my keyboard very little, never dropped it, not mishandled it, and to my horror it just now fell apart. I pulled out the backstop against which the Palm rests upright and it literally came to pieces in my hands. There wasn't even that feeling of resistance that lets you better slow down and see what's going on. Just pieces of plastic and screws falling all over the place.
It's pushed me another step closer to the inevitable transition to PocketPC, even though I've been a fanatic Palm user ever since the very first Palm Pilots came out. Another once great product dies an ugly death at the hands of production "efficiency."
Rating: 
Summary: Definately a 'must' have for Palm users.
Review: Despite all warnings I did buy the keyboard, because I needed it. It works super om my Tungsten T. Really great.
Before this I owned a Palm V with the stowaway keyboard which I already rated high. But the ultraslim types just a little bit better. And I make my money typing .. so I'm a real hardcore user (also on graffiti).pro's
First: it is stable. You can use it on your knees and in bed. Quite an improvement over the older keyboard I used... although the Mrs might think different about that :)
Second: key-quality is better. You have better control over your typing. I now know when I miss a letter (like I know it on my notebook) and that was a feeling I lacked using my older keyboard.
Third: it is fixed and firm. You can actually move the whole shebang while shifting locations without having to fold it. That alone saves me a lot of time.
Fourth: it is so much smaller im comparission with my older keyboard, while having the same functionality. On the other side, the slim size comes with one 'problem': It has only 4 rows of keys. Although everything is present with green or blue FN keys, it forces me to look at my keyboard more than I would like to and it makes me hit air, while I'm looking for backspace ... something I still have to got used to. In all a great piece of work, small and firm. Definately a must have.
Rating:
Summary: Very Poor Quality
Review: Despite the number of recent negitive reviews I bought this keyboard anyway. Well, I should not have been supprised when the number keys would not work. It appears that there are a large number of these keyboards that do not work. Save your money and time. Don't buy this keyboard.
Rating: 
Summary: Don't *EVER* drop it!
Review: Frankly, I love this keyboard, and enjoy using it.
I think the complaints about the 4-row limitations
are of no real importance in general use
(accountants and programmers may disagree!)
and find it generally to be a sweet little contraption. My only complaint / concern is its fragility.
I'm generally extremely careful about such things,
but it slipped from my hand (folded and latched)
and fell to the carpeted floor once; it has been
reluctant to close ever since. It still works just fine - it just no longer wants to close,
and every time I do so, I wonder if *this* is going to be
the time I break it. I find that very annoying, and my joy in it is dimmed:
tools one must fuss over are counter-productive. It's a rough-&-tumble world, and products must be
rugged enough to survive actual use in the real world;
this accident was as mild and moderate as they come,
& a productivity tool aimed at busy people on the move
should provide greater dependability than this.
Rating:
Summary: Horrible Keyboard
Review: Here they go trying to jazz up things to the point where they are useless. The KB is unsupported at the ends and thus it annoyingly rocks side to side when typing. The old foldable KB is much better.
Rating:
Summary: Slick Board
Review: I bought my "ultra-thin" keyboard a couple o days ago, and i really do have to say that this is very nice, very clean, slick, and small. I had bought mine from Fry's electronics and the only one they had was an "open box," it didn't come with a cd, but i just found the .prc file with little trouble fro mthe palmone website. Anyway the Keyboard itself is very easy to open and close, the back support is decent though i am somewhat afraid i may bend the wire, but then again i'll always have it on some flat surface...whcih brings up another thing, the board itself is not very lap friendly, for a seventeen year old guy taking notes in church anyway...i would suggest placing like a book or compostion book on your lap, something that's hardback so that 1) you can type at your lap and 2) it won't slip around with the rubber "feat" things, though it kinda needs some support on the right "wing of the keyboard, i kinda "hit" the keys and the other side of the board comes up.
it does take a couple of hours getting used to the keys, especially with craftsman hands, but i'm still typing nonstop throughout the day. I do tend to mess up fro time to time, sometimes the space key along with backspace and enter don't respond like they ought to and i have to use the arrow keys, and the fact that right right arrow key is placed to the left of the delete key doesn't help out with my typing errors.
The board does have other language capabilities i guess you coud lsay, by pressing alt and some other letter on the keyboard, you can type in the language of your choice although you don't know which key changes the accent on the letter etc. but it'd still help out in my last couple of french classes im going to be taking.
and the board is relatively silent too, which is pretty dag.
All in all this Ultra-Thin Keyboard is really a must buy for those who want a good quality keyboard for their palm.
Rating: 
Summary: very practical and good
Review: I bought my ultra thin keyboard from a [local sore]. So, I had the opportunity to try it out before buying. I am glad I didnt totally write this keyboard off after reading some of the negative comments...The keyboard works fine with my Tungsten T2 and I am quite comfortable typing on it. I was particularly worried that it may not have cursor keys as it could be frustrating but was surprised to find that it actually has the cursor keys. Typing numbers off and on in a sentence can be a hassle because it can only be typed in combination with a function key. However, if working on a spreadsheet with pure numbers, it shouldnt be a problem because there is a numlock function. On the whole, the keyboard is fantastic. Would have given 5 stars if there is a separate numeric keypad ...
Rating:
Summary: Looks cool but this keyboard is inferior
Review: I had no problems getting the keyboard to work - though there is an annoying bug in the current driver that creates a hassle for syncing to a Mac.
The beauty of a portable keyboard is that you can really type quickly and comfortably, as if you were using a standard computer. But the Ultra-thin has slightly smaller key spacing. Also, certains keys are smaller and displaced slightly from their position on a normal keyboard. One can't just focus on the content of what you are writing, rather, it is necessary to pay attention to where your fingers are going. The space bar, delete key are problematic as well as those characters such as parens that require unusual combinations of keystrokes.
The ultra-thin does have greater rigidity, but this is not useful because the whole unit with the weight of the PDA attached is too unstable to use if not at least on a magazine on your lap -- and this is certainly enough support for the standard palm keyboard. Also the Ultra-thin is unsupported at the ends of the keyboard, so it can be unstable when typing keys at the right and left extremes of the keyboard (this is not a problem with the standard keyboard since it is flat on the bottom)
Palm's standard portable keyboard is infinitely more comfortable to use. This far outweighs a marginally more cool look. I returned my ultra-thin and bought the palm portable.
I think those who think the ultrathin is great - are comparing it to entering lots of text with the stylus -- it is certainly an improvement over that! However, for a touch typist interested in productivity, the Ultra-thin is inferior.
Rating: 
Summary: Timing problem with certain palm devices
Review: I have a Tungsten C. I had similar problems to the ones described by other reviewers. I did everything others have done (latest drivers, exchanged keyboard). I contacted Palm support and was told that some Palms have a "timing issue" with the keyboard and need to have a Rev B or Rev C sticker next to the serial number on the keyboard. I have not found a keyboard with a Rev B or Rev C sticker yet so I can't confirm that they will work.
Rating:
Summary: Nice companion to my PALM
Review: I have both the older version, folding keyboard and recently purchased the ultra thin version. Both have good and bad points to them however, the ultra thin keyboard does sit nicely on my lap or other uneven surfaces unlike its predecessor. The keys feel relatively the same but having to get used to the function key to type numbers and other functions take a little getting used to. It literally is ultra thin which makes it easy to take along with you and I especially like how it folds in half to a very nice size. I still used both keyboards, depending on what tasks I have to do.
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