Comment Re:There is only one true keyboard... (Score 1) 713
The ThinkPad keyboards are silent and great: short key travel distance, the classic inverted T, the 3x2 block, 3x4 F-keys, 2x big Shifts, 2xCTRL, 2xALT plus a trackpoint in the middle, so you don't have to lift-up for the mouse or touchpad (never got used to the touchpad, but it's great for just scrolling). Very efficient!
And even better - Lenovo sells several desktop version. The one that I like has the same quiet and fast scissor mechanism, includes the trackpoint+touchpad that you get on the Thinkpads plus a full numeric keypad and some USB ports, all in a pretty slim package. And if you use it as docking keyboard, you are always comfortable because you don't have to work with 2 layouts in parallel. The only downside is that after some time that plastic gets shinny and if your hands sweat, you want a new one.
But I have to admit that a "blank" one is much cooler and probably less stressful for people like me... I work in Germany, but I can't stand any layout than the English ones. Buying one with English layout here is a bitch! So sometimes I have to use German keyboards but I set the English layout. Guess what: the most mistakes I make when I look at the keys - my hands know what to do but get confused by the view.
And even better - Lenovo sells several desktop version. The one that I like has the same quiet and fast scissor mechanism, includes the trackpoint+touchpad that you get on the Thinkpads plus a full numeric keypad and some USB ports, all in a pretty slim package. And if you use it as docking keyboard, you are always comfortable because you don't have to work with 2 layouts in parallel. The only downside is that after some time that plastic gets shinny and if your hands sweat, you want a new one.
But I have to admit that a "blank" one is much cooler and probably less stressful for people like me... I work in Germany, but I can't stand any layout than the English ones. Buying one with English layout here is a bitch! So sometimes I have to use German keyboards but I set the English layout. Guess what: the most mistakes I make when I look at the keys - my hands know what to do but get confused by the view.
