i've seen the spectrum of data entry. i did 5 months of hardcore DE for capital one entering check amounts and account numbers, they are all about production, the only way that job was tolerable was with my trusty mp3 cd player and tons of loveline episodes. on the other end is the DE i am currently doing for Carmax, half the time i'm surfing the web, and there is no stress about production, just do what comes in, so it can vary a lot.