Strange but true. I also find that I can "dont-touch" type at near full speed in landscape mode propped up on the folded case. I don't think I'd like to do it for extended periods, but for minutes at a time it is good.
Exactly. I'm amazed at how fast I can type on this thing with just one hand. My palm barely moves at all, just the fingers doing the moving and mostly just extending through muscle memory.
How fast can you type with one hand on a physical keyboard? I recently did an online typing test for the heck of it, and with my left hand I managed around 35 words in a minute with one or two errors (compared to about 100 wpm with both hands). I have yet to get my hand(s) on an iPad, but I'm skeptical that I could be any faster typing with one hand than I am on a physical keyboard.
Not for me. Only if I'm lying down or carrying it in one hand. In fact, my one-handed typing speed at this point is probably faster on the iPad than it would be on a netbook, simply because I have gotten used to using completion and I can glide over the virtual keyboard with minimal motions, not worrying about exerting enough force to depress real keys.
If I am sitting down, I can type at full speed on the iPad keyboard in landscape orientation.