USB Keyboard with T400s design available to buy

[yak]

As per the Design Matters blog:
http://lenovoblogs.com/designmatters/?p=2364

Lenovo has just released a new USB keyboard with a TrackPoint. This seems to be a great keyboard, it uses the T400s keyboard design.

It is already available with the US layout from the Lenovo online store:
http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3387723-10 ... 0A33E7FE8A

Since I'm from Germany I would be more interested in a German version. Any estimates when other layouts will be available?

Anyway, I post it mainly to let you know about it.

[Troels]

A really interesting product they've made there.. until i (by utter luck) received a Lenovo keyboard with trackpoint, touchpad and numpad - forgot what's it called. But i think that this newly released keyboard w/ultranav is at a much better price level, than the ones also including touchpad. If the keyboard quality is identical of course.

Anyways, maybe you can test how close to 7 days they really can deliver this in:
http://business.lieske-elektronik.de/ar ... 207568.htm

or keep an eye on http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/eu/a455230.html

[yak]

I decided not to buy it just yet.

What I would like to know first is how compatible it is with a T60. Are all the keys supported by T60 working (Fn- shortcuts)? What about the volume keys. I have an external keyboard with volume keys right now and the keys affect the Windows mixer volume, not the BIOS volume like the ThinkPad volume keys. I would like them to work exactly like the built-in ones.

[andrzej]

ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - Overview
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-73183
Announce date: 18 August 2009 (Worldwide)
Planned availability date: 18 August 2009 (Worldwide)
Fn key, hotkey combination support... etc

ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - Service parts
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-73185
e.g.
US English P/N 55Y9003 FRU 55Y9053
German P/N 55Y9017 FRU 55Y9067

[PhilD]

i picked up two of the new keyboards, the feel of the keys is awesome, very similar to my T60. this is a big improvement over the old one. best part is there is no touch pad - yay!

i haven't loaded the included driver yet, but based on some of the comments on Lenovo Blog, i'm not sure it supports every Fn key on the T6x series. i'll repost once i get around to loading the driver.