Bluetooth keyboard for my ipad 4. To buy or not to buy, that is the question

I need some help.  What's up with all the hub bub regarding bluetooth keyboards for ipad?
Is there a real need for one?
Are there power users out there that can enlighten me how having a keyboard for my ipad 4 is better than my stylist or finger?

It depends on the amount of typing you do. There are two advantages, in my opinion, to an external keyboard.
you get the whole screen back (can be annoying typing with half the screen taken up by the keyboard)
You get to touch real keys (easier to do touch typing on a real keyboard than a glass screen)
Ergonomics - you can prop the ipad up at eye level and keep the keyboard at wrist level.
I have a BT keyboard and don't use it often, but for anything longer than a paragraph I find it preferable.

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