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Offline wok3

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Any experience with the ThinkPad USB keyboard?
« on: Sun, 14 April 2019, 17:26:19 »
Does it feel good?

after owning a couple mechanical keyboards im kinda turned off by them. the key travel is so long. I have fond memories playing diablo 2 on a thinkpad and thats why i ordered a thinkpad
USB keyboard. I hope it types as good as i remember


https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Compact-Keyboard-TrackPoint/dp/B00F3U4TQS/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=thinkpad+usb+keyboard&qid=1555281034&s=electronics&sr=1-3
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Offline sleepy

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Re: Any experience with the ThinkPad USB keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 15 April 2019, 00:13:46 »
Someone at work had one of these, and I remember trying it out and it felt pretty similar to a thinkpad laptop. The person who owned it liked it for the trackpoint a lot, but I think she disliked not being able to touch-type Shift+Insert (did a lot of command line work)

Offline AlbertoGP

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Re: Any experience with the ThinkPad USB keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 15 April 2019, 03:00:59 »
Yes, I have a couple of these and used them for several years and they do feel good. Now I’m using mechanicals but keep those for any situation where I want a more compact keyboard.

To me they feel exactly the same as same-generation Thinkpads, which is to say the best keyboards in that form factor.

The only issue I have with them is the weak micro-USB plug: it’s great to have a detachable cable, but after a couple of years of daily use with frequent movement it started  to fail.
The first symptom is Trackpoint drift: it suddenly starts moving the pointer at a constant speed in one direction, and you can only slow it down by pressing in the opposite direction.

That happens occasionally with all Trackpoints, but it should be a very rare occurrence. What you do then is simply leave it alone, and it’ll re-calibrate in a few seconds.

However, as the connector degrades, it becomes more and more frequent.

If you use it on a normal desk as a fixed keyboard it should not be a problem.