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Yeah, that whole keyboard and trackpad setup feels like no real thought was put in to it to make it a "developer" machine. * Arrow keys not inverted-T * No ph
by zootboy 4y ago
Yeah, that whole keyboard and trackpad setup feels like no real thought was put in to it to make it a "developer" machine.
* Arrow keys not inverted-T
* No physical trackpad click buttons below the pad
* No middle-click button for the trackpoint
* F1-F12 keys not in groups of four
* Weird column of home/pgup/pgdn/end buttons
* Power button as a keyboard key directly above the backspace
* No Fn-tenkey
Just another macbook clone. Sigh.
- pmontra 4y agoTwo rows of mouse buttons would probably take too much space on a machine of that size but I should compare it with my ZBook (which has the same arrows keys and have been OK for me since 2014.) However the power button is really dangerous and the off center touchpad is a little off putting. Is this Lenovo keyboard patented? https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyboards-and-mice/keyboards/4y40x49493 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyb...
- zootboy 4y agoYeah, that Lenovo keyboard is miles better. My main complaint with it is the Fn key being bottom-left instead of the control key. Thankfully, they have a BIOS setting to swap them.
- gjvc 4y agodunno what you mean about two rows of mouse buttons but the keyboard (wired version, never wireless) you linked to is the best option if a trackpoint is needed on a desktop. I've been using it (or previous iterations) for five+ years and hoping that Lenovo don't cancel them out of the blue.
- pmontra 4y agoI mean this https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-zbook-15-mobile-workstation/5387800 https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-zbook-15-mobile-work...
- pmontra 4y agoAnd more: I didn't realize that is a standalone keyboard. If I'll ever use a desktop I want a keyboard like that but with a touchpad below the mouse keys.