IMHO high end Chromebooks now have the best keyboards. Typing this right now on a Chromebook Pixel (2013). My workmates have those Thinkpad keyboards with all o

IMHO high end Chromebooks now have the best keyboards. Typing this right now on a Chromebook Pixel (2013). My workmates have those Thinkpad keyboards with all of the extra features - mouse buttons, nipple thing and what seems like 1-2 extra rows of keys compared to the Chromebook layout. Again, 'IMHO', these keyboards are way too complicated and a bit old-fashioned looking. The cruft-free Chromebook keyboard is vastly superior. I also have low-end Chromebooks (just two of them) without the superb feel of the Pixel or the back-lighting. I don't type on these keyboards, instead I use 'Synergy' and a Logitech K810 portable keyboard: http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/product/bluetooth-illuminated-keyboard-k810?crid=27 http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/product/bluetooth-illuminated-... I carry the Logitech K810 everywhere, I would be lost without it. It also comes with a 'delete' key (as well as backspace), this omission of a 'delete' key is a mild deficiency of the Chromebook layout. I can remember the introduction of the special Windows keys that crept in between the CTRL, ALT and SPACE keys. At the time I thought these were a bit silly as you don't really need a choice of buttons to get to the Windows 'Start' menu. What I like about the Chromebook keyboard layout is that those silly keys have gone away. The aforementioned Logitech keyboard also trims down on the amount of useless Windows keys, they are still there, on the left, but not the right. If you are left-handed then the requirements get more interesting. I don't punch numbers in to the keypad with the dexterity of my friends in accounts, I wish I could but it isn't going to happen. Therefore those laptops with the number pad - or even full keyboards with the number pad - are just not for me, best avoided at all cost. Another benefit of the carry-along Logitech keyboard is that I can also use it with my phones. Rather than peck away at a message I can type eloquent messages with things like punctuation. For the day job I use a Lenovo Yoga consumer grade laptop instead of a Thinkpad. IMHO these keyboards - chicklet with backlight - are better than those legacy-style Thinkpad keyboards. I still use the portable Logitech keyboard with it though. This amuses my colleagues, I take them through some tutorial on something and there is this inevitable question about how come I use the same keyboard/mouse with so many screens/computers. My only feature request is that Logitech (or other) make their Bluetooth keyboards/mice work as USB keyboards when plugged in with a micro-USB lead, as happens for charging. This would enable me to get rid of my wired keyboard, the one I use after rebooting my desktop PC to log in and get 'synergy' started. As for Synergy, it is not entirely perfect as there are times when keys get 'stuck' in between the keypress down state and the keypress up. This is probably not a problem for most users however I have the repeat rate set to massively fast in order to move cursors around extra quick. https://symless.com/synergy#purchase-pro https://symless.com/synergy#purchase-pro