ThinkPad Mechanical Keyboard is real

[MrSparc]

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....

[SpAmRaY]

So they put a thinkpad sticker on a Tex Yoda?

[MrSparc]

Some pictures about this keyboard

[jdcarpe]

So they put a thinkpad sticker on a Tex Yoda?

Looks like that's exactly what it is.

[azhdar]

yes this is a tex yoda with a sticker :

[MrSparc]

Wow, then Lenovo is rebranding this Tex Yoda for Chinese market:

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

[E3E]

That's an expensive sticker.

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

[jdcarpe]

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.

[SpAmRaY]

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.

[MrSparc]

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 

[E3E]

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... 
I will admit it is a good pairing.

[mashby]

I wonder if Lenovo is sharing their TrackPoint tech?

[jdcarpe]

I wonder if Lenovo is sharing their TrackPoint tech?

Yeah, that's exactly what I was wondering, as well.

[CPTBadAss]

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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[E3E]

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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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.

[SpAmRaY]

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

[jdcarpe]

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?

[SpAmRaY]

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

[E3E]

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.  That seriously wouldn't look bad slapped on an original Yoda, haha.

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.

[jdcarpe]

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

[jschild]

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).

[Greatfirewall]

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.

[jamster]

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)

[hoggy]

I'm just hoping that it will make it easier for Tex to produce a tkl with a trackpoint.

[ideus]

This would be the easiest and cheapest product development project in Lenovo's history.

[mashby]

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.

[jschild]

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).

[jdcarpe]

Pretty sure the TEX Yoda, which this Thinkpad branded keyboard is, is programmable itself.

[mashby]

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.

[ideus]

Awesome, now everyone can have a ThinkPad keyboard.

[VinnyCordeiro]

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?

[jdcarpe]

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






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

[mashby]

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 coming soon, which will probably be less expensive than going with a new vendor, but anything is possible.

[SpAmRaY]

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

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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.  )

[sth]

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.

[ideus]

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.