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Are all the keyboards of all the thinkpads same?
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:13 pm
by rmk
I want to buy a thinkpad with the legendary keyboard everyone is talking about. It would help my cause if the R series has the same keyboard coz it is much cheaper.
Thanks!
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:19 pm
by goofyGAguy
No, they're not all the same. For example, for the T and R series, 14" and 15" screen models have different keyboards.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:21 pm
by rmk
will I be able to replace the 14" R series keyboard with the T series keyboard? Can I buy this component separately?
Thanks for the prompt reply!
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:36 am
by Agotthelf
See this thread for a fully comparison of availible keyboards.
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... ps+chicony
T Series an R Series are the same.
Greets
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:53 am
by fschwep
The thread mentioned tells most of it. It seems that the language version is also an important factor. I have a T42 with Dutch keyboard and it is one of the famous NMBs. So are the UK English keyboards on my X30 and X31 (the X3x series apparently all have NMB keyboards, and it's true that they are excellent).
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:13 pm
by kunfuchopsticks
I have a NMB keyboard. I thought it would he tactile and super clicky, but no.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:52 pm
by asiafish
The NMB keyboard on my R60 is much better than the Chicony on my T42.
Re: Are all the keyboards of all the thinkpads same?
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:02 pm
by graywolf
rmk wrote:I want to buy a thinkpad with the legendary keyboard everyone is talking about. It would help my cause if the R series has the same keyboard coz it is much cheaper.
Thanks!
Not exactly answering your post, however the old 750C I had had a much better keyboard than any new computer I have come across. It was a lot better than the one on my X24. So, in general, the older the computer the better the keyboard. Of course not everyone likes the same things in a keyboard.