Type of keyboard using flat keys separated by bezels
A white standard wired chiclet keyboard (flat keyboard)
A chiclet keyboard is a computer keyboard with keys that form an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like erasers or "Chiclets", a brand of chewing gum manufactured in the shape of small squares with rounded corners. It is an evolution of the membrane keyboard, using the same principle of a single rubber sheet with individual electrical switches underneath each key, but with the addition of an additional upper layer which provides superior tactile feedback through a buckling mechanism. The term "chiclet keyboard" is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to island keyboards.[citation needed]
Since the mid-1980s, chiclet keyboards have been mainly restricted to lower-end electronics, such as small handheld calculators, cheap PDAs and many remote controls, though the name is also used to refer to scissor keyboards with superficially similar appearance.
A chicletkeyboard is a computer keyboard with keys that form an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like...
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them, especially when larger numbers of characters are being typed. Chicletkeyboards were a slight improvement, at least allowing individual keys to be...
partially IBM compatible, limiting support for IBM's software library, its chicletkeyboard was widely criticized for its poor quality, expandability was limited...
1983. Based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor, the system has a rubber chicletkeyboard, 4K of RAM, and a subset of Microsoft BASIC in ROM. It connects to...
sides. The Sony VAIO X505 laptop, released in 2004, popularized the chicletkeyboard in laptops. Some Sony VAIO models come with Sony's proprietary XBRITE...
frequent complaints about the tiny calculator-like keyboard, often referred to as a "chicletkeyboard" because the keys resembled the chewing gum it was...
The Apple Wireless Keyboard is a wireless keyboard built for Macintosh computers and compatible with iOS devices. It interacts over Bluetooth wireless...
most other computers. The case of the MPF II was a slab with a small chicletkeyboard on its lower part. In 1983, the Multiprofessor II retailed in the UK...
CPU. However, almost all MSX systems used a professional keyboard instead of a chicletkeyboard, driving up the price compared to the original SV-328. Consequently...
ergonomic design. The keyboard design was replaced by the Chiclet style keyboard (2012-current) in 2012. The chiclet-style keyboard does not support the...
technically similar but was shipped in a smaller case with a rubber chicletkeyboard and was only available in Europe. The family's flagship, the Commodore...
joystick ports a slightly better "chicletkeyboard" with plastic keycaps a cartridge port to the right of the keyboard for ROM-based software Timex SCLD...
frequent complaints about the tiny calculator-like keyboard, often referred to as a "chicletkeyboard" due to the keys' resemblance to the popular gum candy...
laptop line with ultrathin magnesium case (18 × 218 × 297 mm) and chicletkeyboard. This short-living model line was sold only in Japan, and was discontinued...
Toughbooks, it is also available with a rubberized backlit keyboard, or a backlit chicletkeyboard. As of July 2017, after nearly eleven years, the CF-19...
with Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, a brushed aluminium case, chicletkeyboard, and multi-touch ClickPad. Updates to the line in 2012 included a new...
the lid lock, keyboard light and wireless and HDD LED indicators, and the first W model to feature the controversial chicletkeyboard, which features...
mistake with the PCjr?" an amazed Tandy executive said regarding its chicletkeyboard, and another claimed that the 1000 "is what the PCjr should have been"...
appearance and performance-oriented components. IdeaPads feature a chicletkeyboard with rounded keys. The first of the Y series were the IdeaPad Y710...
they were equipped with a cheap membrane or chicletkeyboard in the early days, although full-travel keyboards quickly became universal due to overwhelming...
average speeds. The original ZX Spectrum is remembered for its rubber chicletkeyboard, diminutive size and distinctive rainbow motif. It was originally released...
Starboard (Keyboard 4) version is 1.08 kg and uses flatter, chiclet-style keys which are quieter and have less key travel than Freeboard (Keyboard 3) and...
new Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors and DDR3 SDRAM, new semi-chicletkeyboard and for the 14.0" and 15.6" models the switch from 16:10 to 16:9 displays...
compatibility with IBM PC software, its price point, and its unfortunate 'chiclet' keyboard design. IBM terminates the product after 18 months of disappointing...
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