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Don't you think it's actually better? Look how nicely Esc is separated from other keys. Just like it should be on a real desktop keyboard. I stopped using Thin

Don't you think it's actually better? Look how nicely Esc is separated from other keys. Just like it should be on a real desktop keyboard. I stopped using Thinkpads after they started using worst LCD panels in the industry, but i will never, never forget their gorgeous full-size keyboards. The picture you've posted brought a tear to my eye... And yes, I'm a vim user. Speaking of laptops: he correctly mentioned unfortunate proliferation of glossy LCDs with limited vertical real estate, but there is more: all laptop LCDs now are 6-bit, i.e. 262k colors only.

scott_s 18y ago
I see no reason to separate esc from the other keys. "Better" or "worse" doesn't really apply. What matters is it's different from every other keyboard I've used. To me, esc is the key above the tilde. You wouldn't, for example, put the key for 'g' someplace else. My guess is the person who designed the keyboard figured no one would care if esc moved, because hey, who actually needs to use esc often?