Check out this page at wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks) for a not-entirely-up-to-date comparison chart, one column of which is keyboard size expressed in %-age of full-size keyboards.
You'll note that they generally fall into one of three camps: 89%, 92%, and above. I'm using an Acer Aspire One D250, but the keyboard is distinctly on the small side -- not a problem for me, as I have smaller hands, but I notice the difference when switching between it and my desktop.
I'd suggest finding a store that has a few different brands on display (Walmart, BestBuy, whatever) that you know the percentage sizes for, and try them out. There's the occasional insane-layout to watch out for as well (like the left CTRL key not being in the right place, or the arrow key layout interfering with the size of the right shift key, that kind of thing).
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Date: 2010-01-25 02:56 am (UTC)You'll note that they generally fall into one of three camps: 89%, 92%, and above. I'm using an Acer Aspire One D250, but the keyboard is distinctly on the small side -- not a problem for me, as I have smaller hands, but I notice the difference when switching between it and my desktop.
I'd suggest finding a store that has a few different brands on display (Walmart, BestBuy, whatever) that you know the percentage sizes for, and try them out. There's the occasional insane-layout to watch out for as well (like the left CTRL key not being in the right place, or the arrow key layout interfering with the size of the right shift key, that kind of thing).