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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: msiegel on Sun, 09 January 2011, 12:30:46

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: msiegel on Sun, 09 January 2011, 12:30:46

$10, 1 bid, 6.5h remaining

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-UltraNAV-Keyboard-Mouse-US-Eng-Qwerty-NIB-/290519021424?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item43a4487770

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: taenon on Sun, 09 January 2011, 22:38:57

Thank you for posting this! I had been monitoring Model M space savers on ebay for a while and came up dry, so while this is not mechanical, it will be a fun counterpoint to my short Apple wired keyboard. I'm looking forward to Elite Keyboards getting a cheaper tenkeyless back in stock, then I can finally get my first mechanical.

I find it funny that the other one of these also ended at $20.50. Not terrible even after shipping.

Also, this is my first post. Hi GeekHack!

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: msiegel on Sun, 09 January 2011, 23:10:13

cool... and welcome! :D

i've always been curious about those ultranavs. love to know what you think of it :)

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 09 January 2011, 23:12:23

I have a friend who bought one of the more recent Lenovo equivalents (Cleverly, in Akihabara actually). They are quite nice (suprisingly sturdy), and are probably my favourite scissor switch to type on.

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Mon, 10 January 2011, 06:47:48

If these are basically ThinkPad keyboards, then they should be pretty nice. I have a ThinkPad 600E that I pounded into the ground and it was pleasant enought to type on. I bought it used and it was my primary laptop for a a few years, and my primary computer for a year. No complaints.

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: netwebber on Tue, 11 January 2011, 00:08:30

I have one of these. Two complaints:
-You can't use the trackpad for scrolling only like you can with a Thinkpad.
-You can't adjust the sensitivity of the trackpoint (at least I haven't found drivers for that)

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Tue, 11 January 2011, 05:34:51

Hmm... The cursor should move faster when you push the trackpoint harder. The one on my 600E did.

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: netwebber on Tue, 11 January 2011, 13:28:05

Quote from: Shawn Stanford;276594

Hmm... The cursor should move faster when you push the trackpoint harder. The one on my 600E did.

I don't like getting finger cramps. Besides, I have to save my finger dexterity for other things...

Title: IBM Ultranav NIB
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 11 January 2011, 13:41:28

The Trackpoints on the Dell laptops work great.  That reminds me; I need to install the Wackpad drivers on my laptop so I can disable it.  I miss CChan/Tales.  Where did she go?  She was the only one that appreciated "Wackpad."