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Lenovo lost me when the did the exact same mistake and decided to replace the exceptional Thinkpad keyboard for an inferior one.

by kinkdr 10y ago

mindslight 10y ago
I came from a T61, and I really don't mind the keyboard on my X230. If I had any disagreement with it, I would have promptly swapped it for one from an X220.
- stcredzero 10y ago
  I was thinking of selling my X220. Now, maybe I'll bring it back out.
slededit 10y ago
Despite not being as good as the old IBM keyboards, can you name a laptop with a better one? It seems all the manufacturers make terrible keyboards.
- CrazedGeek 10y ago
  The Razer Blade Pro has a mechanical keyboard: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro
  - tetraodonpuffer 10y ago
    it's also 17", has an nvidia 1080 (!) and comes with 32gb of RAM, that is definitely the type of specs that would be nice to have in a development machine... wonder what the battery life will be for it as there are currently no reviews available yet that I could find.
    - sn0v 10y ago
      I don't think the machine is out yet, which probably explains the lack of reviews.
  - eatbitseveryday 10y ago
    Are you aware of any third-party keyboards that can replace those in a Lenovo laptop?
  - matthewking 10y ago
    That is a seriously nice gaming laptop. Id like a 15" version with the trackpad in the usual place though, id consider that for my main machine.
  - ant6n 10y ago
    Interesting company, terrible website. How are the keyboards on their smaller laptops?
massysett 10y ago
I have used old and new Thinkpad keyboards and in my view the new one is far superior.
- mst 10y ago
  I'm a little disappointed that you seem to've been being downvoted for this. Personally, I liked the key feel of the old installs better but find the new ones perfectly serviceable. But I think the key point here is that, shockingly enough, people's opinions differ and you probably need to try any given keyboard yourself to make an informed decision.

Lenovo lost me when the did the exact same mistake and decided to replace the exceptional Thinkpad keyboard for an inferior one.

by kinkdr 10y ago

Lenovo lost me when the did the exact same mistake and decided to replace the exceptional Thinkpad keyboard for an inferior one.

mindslight 10y ago

I came from a T61, and I really don't mind the keyboard on my X230. If I had any disagreement with it, I would have promptly swapped it for one from an X220.

stcredzero 10y ago
I was thinking of selling my X220. Now, maybe I'll bring it back out.

slededit 10y ago

Despite not being as good as the old IBM keyboards, can you name a laptop with a better one? It seems all the manufacturers make terrible keyboards.

CrazedGeek 10y ago
The Razer Blade Pro has a mechanical keyboard: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro
- tetraodonpuffer 10y ago
  it's also 17", has an nvidia 1080 (!) and comes with 32gb of RAM, that is definitely the type of specs that would be nice to have in a development machine... wonder what the battery life will be for it as there are currently no reviews available yet that I could find.
  - sn0v 10y ago
    I don't think the machine is out yet, which probably explains the lack of reviews.
- eatbitseveryday 10y ago
  Are you aware of any third-party keyboards that can replace those in a Lenovo laptop?
- matthewking 10y ago
  That is a seriously nice gaming laptop. Id like a 15" version with the trackpad in the usual place though, id consider that for my main machine.
- ant6n 10y ago
  Interesting company, terrible website. How are the keyboards on their smaller laptops?

massysett 10y ago

I have used old and new Thinkpad keyboards and in my view the new one is far superior.

mst 10y ago
I'm a little disappointed that you seem to've been being downvoted for this. Personally, I liked the key feel of the old installs better but find the new ones perfectly serviceable. But I think the key point here is that, shockingly enough, people's opinions differ and you probably need to try any given keyboard yourself to make an informed decision.