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Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint
$59.00
Released September, 2009
The Pros:TrackPoint mouse emulation - don't move your hands off of the keyboard for slight mouse adjustments. Mimics the feel and layout of a ThinkPad laptop - perfect for those already accustomed to using that style and size of a keyboard. Compact - tenkeyless design gives you a much more ergonomic resting place for your mouse.
The Cons:Lacks trackpad. Sticky shift and missing keystrokes for fast typists - driver issue? Not wireless.
Introduced in 2009 the ThinkPad USB Keyboard is a professional compact desktop keyboard from Lenovo. The main design aims of the keyboard were found by crowd-sourcing - specifically an 800 respondent survey.
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These turned out to be quite simple: mimic the famous ThinkPad laptop keyboard, while keeping cost low. The ThinkPad keyboard has been heralded since the series was introduced, featuring a perfected layout, quiet laptop-style scissor-switch keys, and very little flex. On this most recent desktop model the trackpad was cut, due both to cost and lack of interest - but the rest, which amounts to what could otherwise be considered a full T400s keyboard, including all of the media keys and TrackPoint mouse emulation nub / buttons were included.
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TrackPoint mouse emulation - don't move your hands off of the keyboard for slight mouse adjustments
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mimics the feel and layout of a ThinkPad laptop - perfect for those already accustomed to using that style and size of a keyboard
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compact - tenkeyless design gives you a much more ergonomic resting place for your mouse
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includes all of the media / usability function keys of a ThinkPad keyboard, keeps you productive
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liquid drains - for a fighting chance your keyboard might survive an accidental spill
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laptop style scissor-switch keys - quiet for use in an office environment, nice feel for those accustomed to using laptops
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high quality Lenovo design and build / materials
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extremely lightweight - a very good option for a full keyboard for use on the go
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very sticky rubber feet - sticks to the desk despite being so lightweight
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sticky shift and missing keystrokes for fast typists - driver issue?
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firmer keys and mouse buttons than those found on the equivalent laptops - potentially painful for sensitive fingertips
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Yale:
#lenovo_thinkpad_usb_keyboard_with_trackpoint Keys and mouse buttons are a bit stiff and the Trackpoint is considerably less sensitive than my T400, but the more I use this board the more I get used to being a little heavy handed and I'm starting to enjoy it more. Pinky gets a little cramped up after continuous use of the left ctrl button with ctrl shortcuts, but I'm pretty sure that has to do with my ergonomics (not using the right ctrl) than the fact that the keyboard is small.
Jan 13, 11
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