What does flex for the keyboard mean?

[chain]

I wanna get a laptop and i've been looking over some reveiws and a lot of them talk about keyboard flex or something. What exactly does that refer to?

[chrisyano]

To get an idea of that, try going down to a CompUSA or Best Buy and play with the keyboards. Laptops in general have keyboards that flex/bounce when you type on them. It's more noticeable for heavy-typers, but due to the way laptops are made, there isn't always solid support for the entire keyboard. This results in the keyboard moving some when you type.

I personally don't like to use the laptop's keyboard unless I'm out and about or can't get my full-size external set up, so it doesn't matter to me. Normally you can get used to the flex though.

[gilo]

Its how much the keyboard itself is pressed down when applying pressure to the keys .

[hbomb174]

i used to own a crappy inspiron 1100 and it had a really crappy keyboard, but i must say i never noticed any of these things... it all depends on the type of person you are... are you the type who notices these things or are you just focus with whats inside and on the screen. if you have never heard of it? it probably doesn't matter to you as you are probably a light typer like i am or just haven't noticed something like this before...

[coriolis]

If you press down on a key, does that whole area around that key bend down?