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> I feel like Thinkpad keyboards have gone steadily downhill since the ~2005 T4x series (I still use a T43 on a regular basis, and do side-to-side comparisons
by nvarsj 8y ago
> I feel like Thinkpad keyboards have gone steadily downhill since the ~2005 T4x series (I still use a T43 on a regular basis, and do side-to-side comparisons between it and newer machines)
Actually I think that Lenovo finally nailed the keyboard in 2017/2018. I think it's a lot better than even the venerable IBM Thinkpad keyboards. The travel/response feels a lot better to me.
- oldcynic 8y agoI prefer the old feel and travel, as it's more like a proper keyboard, but not enough to avoid the Thinkpad chiclet on feel. What kills it for me is the rearrangement needed by going from 7 row (with web forward/back and a proper editing block), to 6 rows with keys jammed in wherever they can make a space. If they had done the redesign of keycaps and backlighting, but kept 7 row, it would have been stellar...