On: Poll HN: Physical Keyboard or On-Screen Keyboard?

[manvsmachine]

I prefer a physical keyboard that literally disappears when I'm not using it.

Last time I checked, "slider" phones have exactly that. Physical keyboards and full sized screens. The trade-off wasn't mentioned because it isn't necessarily true.

[ajross → manvsmachine]

But that phone design, too, has tradeoffs. It's thicker, and more failure prone. This isn't an either/or subject you can poll. It's OK to ask if someone prefers the iPhone or a Blackberry. But you can't just separate the keyboard feature and get a meaningful answer.