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Title: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:10:26
Hello folks,
I don't know if already noticed but for ¥1999  (~$300 usd) now you can buy a true mechanical Thinkpad keyboard:

http://m.lenovo.com.cn/search-result.html?key=ThinkPad%E5%B0%8F%E7%BA%A2%E7%82%B9%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E6%9C%BA%E6%A2%B0%E9%94%AE%E7%9B%98%E7%BA%A2%E8%89%B2

Looks great, I would like to give a try but is sooo expensive....
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:16:39
So they put a thinkpad sticker on a Tex Yoda?
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:21:45
Some pictures about this keyboard
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:24:14
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:16:39
So they put a thinkpad sticker on a Tex Yoda?

Looks like that's exactly what it is.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: azhdar on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:25:59
yes this is a tex yoda with a sticker :

(http://theawesomer.com/photos/2015/04/tex_yoda_trackpoint_keyboard_1.jpg)
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:30:34
Wow, then Lenovo is rebranding this Tex Yoda for Chinese market:

http://www.thinkworldshop.com.cn/pm/51077.html?twsrm2
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:45
Quote from: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:30:34
Wow, then Lenovo is rebranding this Tex Yoda for Chinese market:

http://www.thinkworldshop.com.cn/pm/51077.html?twsrm2

I bet TEX is still the manufacturer, and Lenovo licenses them for rebranding.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:43:15
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:45
Quote from: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:30:34
Wow, then Lenovo is rebranding this Tex Yoda for Chinese market:

http://www.thinkworldshop.com.cn/pm/51077.html?twsrm2

I bet TEX is still the manufacturer, and Lenovo licenses them for rebranding.

I will admit it is a good pairing.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:47:40
Yes, but is soo expensive...
Well, for this price I will continue by using my poor Sun Type 7 keyboard... at least already have the 2 USB ports, all I need is paste a ThinkPad sticker to make me feel better  ;D
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:55:09
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:43:15
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:45
Quote from: MrSparc on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:30:34
Wow, then Lenovo is rebranding this Tex Yoda for Chinese market:

http://www.thinkworldshop.com.cn/pm/51077.html?twsrm2

I bet TEX is still the manufacturer, and Lenovo licenses them for rebranding.

It is, but it's also another case of branding causing price to skyrocket. It really does fit, but c'mon...  :confused:
I will admit it is a good pairing.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: mashby on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:58:17
I wonder if Lenovo is sharing their TrackPoint tech?
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:00:50
Quote from: mashby on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:58:17
I wonder if Lenovo is sharing their TrackPoint tech?

Yeah, that's exactly what I was wondering, as well.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:03:40
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:45
I bet TEX is still the manufacturer, and Lenovo licenses them for rebranding.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=960381197330913&id=472792412756463

(http://i.imgur.com/85eSS3O.png)

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Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:08:35
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:03:40
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:45
I bet TEX is still the manufacturer, and Lenovo licenses them for rebranding.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=960381197330913&id=472792412756463

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(http://i.imgur.com/85eSS3O.png)


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I love how simple it is. No one trying to be clever and witty in the marketing department, no one trying to make it sound cool or edgy or high class for business types.

Just, "Finally .... We made for Lenovo ThinkPad"

Right on, TEX.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:21:58
Quote from: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!

http://www.modsticker.com/products/ThinkPad-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:22:54
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:21:58
Quote from: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!

http://www.modsticker.com/products/ThinkPad-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

Hmmm, ThinkPad JD45 maybe?
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:24:18
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:22:54
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:21:58
Quote from: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!

http://www.modsticker.com/products/ThinkPad-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

Hmmm, ThinkPad JD45 maybe?

Or dell

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Dell-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:24:58
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:21:58
Quote from: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!

http://www.modsticker.com/products/ThinkPad-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

That is a lot classier than I had expected.  :eek: That seriously wouldn't look bad slapped on an original Yoda, haha.

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:24:18
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:22:54
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:21:58
Quote from: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!

http://www.modsticker.com/products/ThinkPad-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

Hmmm, ThinkPad JD45 maybe?

Or dell

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Dell-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

Now you're just giving me crazy ideas of putting a new Dell logo sticker on my old logo Dell AT101 so it can be both an old and new logo Dell AT101 all in one. ;)
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:34:39
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:24:18
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:22:54
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:21:58
Quote from: E3E on Fri, 11 December 2015, 15:33:06
That's an expensive sticker.

Someone start printing Thinkpad stickers so we can jack up the price of Tex Yodas!

http://www.modsticker.com/products/ThinkPad-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

Hmmm, ThinkPad JD45 maybe?

Or dell

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Dell-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

Okay...is this Shadovved's store, or what?

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Cherry-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Transformers-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jschild on Fri, 11 December 2015, 17:58:41
Thanks that you brought this to my attention! But $300? :) Okay actually I'm not surprised, Lenovo was always overpriced.
ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint is a good keyboard even though it has scissor switches (not the latest, which is very far from ThinkPad quality... as the latest ThinkPad notebook models as well, but this is another story).
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: Greatfirewall on Sat, 12 December 2015, 00:06:04
Lenovo  deserve to be called Conscience enterprise of America.
As a Chinese company,it sell production more expensive in China.
It is selling on the http://www.thinkworldshop.com.cn/pm/51077.html?twsrm2
I  think no one will buy it with this price.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jamster on Sat, 12 December 2015, 06:55:18
Quote from: jschild on Fri, 11 December 2015, 17:58:41
Thanks that you brought this to my attention! But $300? :) Okay actually I'm not surprised, Lenovo was always overpriced.
ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint is a good keyboard even though it has scissor switches (not the latest, which is very far from ThinkPad quality... as the latest ThinkPad notebook models as well, but this is another story).

Yep, I've got one. It's very good for a laptop-based keyboard and the pointer is incredibly convenient. Too bad they don't make them anymore (well, they make chicklet ones which kinda suck)
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: hoggy on Sat, 12 December 2015, 08:29:50
I'm just hoping that it will make it easier for Tex to produce a tkl with a trackpoint.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: ideus on Sat, 12 December 2015, 08:40:58
This would be the easiest and cheapest product development project in Lenovo's history.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: mashby on Sat, 12 December 2015, 11:21:29
Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 December 2015, 16:34:39
Okay...is this Shadovved's store, or what?

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Cherry-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

http://www.modsticker.com/products/Transformers-Metal-Logo-Sticker.html

I don't think this is Shadovved's source, but all of my searches turned up only asian companies that do this sort of thing. Apparently this is called electroform nickel stickers. I ordered a handful of stickers from modsticker to check the quality, but they apparently don't do custom stickers.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jschild on Sat, 12 December 2015, 16:05:06
Quote from: jamster on Sat, 12 December 2015, 06:55:18
Yep, I've got one. It's very good for a laptop-based keyboard and the pointer is incredibly convenient. Too bad they don't make them anymore (well, they make chicklet ones which kinda suck)

Totally agree! This chiclet madness completely ruined ThinkPad laptops' keyboard (lower matter quality is my minor problem, the insane remap and positions of the function buttons was the true murder).

Back to mechanical keyboards, the The Miniguru (http://www.guru-board.com/) looks much more better to me and it is programabble.
This ThinkPad keyboard lacks of programmability (correct me pls if I'm wrong).
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Sat, 12 December 2015, 16:22:03
Pretty sure the TEX Yoda, which this Thinkpad branded keyboard is, is programmable itself.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: mashby on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:03:03
FYI - I ordered an assortment of stickers from modSticker and I asked if they could do custom stickers. They replied and said that a minimum would be 100 MOQ, but yes they could customs.

I ordered a ThinkPad sticker and a few others. I'll post pictures once they arrive.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: ideus on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:26:07
Awesome, now everyone can have a ThinkPad keyboard.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: VinnyCordeiro on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:33:17
Quote from: mashby on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:03:03
FYI - I ordered an assortment of stickers from modSticker and I asked if they could do custom stickers. They replied and said that a minimum would be 100 MOQ, but yes they could customs.

I ordered a ThinkPad sticker and a few others. I'll post pictures once they arrive.
Did I heard Geekhack stickers group buy? Bueller? Bueller?
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 14 December 2015, 12:35:17
Quote from: VinnyCordeiro on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:33:17
Quote from: mashby on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:03:03
FYI - I ordered an assortment of stickers from modSticker and I asked if they could do custom stickers. They replied and said that a minimum would be 100 MOQ, but yes they could customs.

I ordered a ThinkPad sticker and a few others. I'll post pictures once they arrive.
Did I heard Geekhack stickers group buy? Bueller? Bueller?

Shadovved made some, but I don't think he's selling them anymore. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40240.0

(http://i.imgur.com/H2VzLZL.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/8BemJ21.jpg)


I can send you one, if you PM me your address.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: mashby on Mon, 14 December 2015, 12:36:26
Quote from: VinnyCordeiro on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:33:17
Quote from: mashby on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:03:03
FYI - I ordered an assortment of stickers from modSticker and I asked if they could do custom stickers. They replied and said that a minimum would be 100 MOQ, but yes they could customs.

I ordered a ThinkPad sticker and a few others. I'll post pictures once they arrive.
Did I heard Geekhack stickers group buy? Bueller? Bueller?

Shadovved is planning a second round (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=77027.msg1935519#msg1935519) coming soon, which will probably be less expensive than going with a new vendor, but anything is possible.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 14 December 2015, 12:45:04
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 14 December 2015, 12:35:17
Quote from: VinnyCordeiro on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:33:17
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Quote from: mashby on Mon, 14 December 2015, 11:03:03
FYI - I ordered an assortment of stickers from modSticker and I asked if they could do custom stickers. They replied and said that a minimum would be 100 MOQ, but yes they could customs.

I ordered a ThinkPad sticker and a few others. I'll post pictures once they arrive.
Did I heard Geekhack stickers group buy? Bueller? Bueller?

Shadovved made some, but I don't think he's selling them anymore. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40240.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40240.0)

(http://i.imgur.com/H2VzLZL.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/H2VzLZL.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/8BemJ21.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/8BemJ21.jpg)


I can send you one, if you PM me your address.

So much irony.

I knew jd wasn't that jerk that people on reddit make him out to be.  :))
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: sth on Mon, 14 December 2015, 12:52:49
I wish they'd done something closer to the trackpoint mouse buttons! i don't like the idea of long-travel MX switches as mouse buttons.

actually scratch that, i don't like the idea of mx switches in general.
Title: Re: ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real
Post by: ideus on Mon, 14 December 2015, 14:42:46
Quote from: sth on Mon, 14 December 2015, 12:52:49
I wish they'd done something closer to the trackpoint mouse buttons! i don't like the idea of long-travel MX switches as mouse buttons.

actually scratch that, i don't like the idea of mx switches in general.


I just tried the trackpoint buttons on my Thinkpad and I can confirm the travel is like the third of an MX switch, this is a very important design feature.