Don't like the Thai keyboard

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dinotopia · #1 Post by **dinotopia** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:00 pm

Does anyone know the part number for a Chinese keyboard that would fit a T43? I got a Thai keyboard with mine, which, for all its firmness, isn't very comfortable to type on, given the way I type. I much prefer the springier Chinese keyboard!

When people normally get their keyboards changed, do they complain to technical support and get a new keyboard for free, or do they need to pay for a new one?

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:05 pm

Well, people differ on preferences. From my memory of old posts, ALPS and Chicony are both chinese:

Official FRUs:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-58491

FRU questions seems to be one of the most popular among new users. It does not seem to be in FAQ, perhaps I missed it.

If you offer a swap with another T43 user on this forum, it might be a win-win deal.

baraider · #3 Post by **baraider** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:31 pm

while we are talking about Thai keyboard, i have a brand new Thai keyboard for sale in the sale/buy forum. FRU 39T0519

Scorpiontico · #4 Post by **Scorpiontico** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:39 pm

could somebody with experience of t43 and t42 thai keyboards and t43 and t42 chinese keyboards post some opinions about how the 4 keyboards differ from each other and maybe a preferred recommendation.

i heard that the t43 thai keyboard and t42 thai keyboard are the same one, is it true? what about chinese for t43s and t42s?

could the chinese keyboard be better than the thai in T43 models?

thanks.

The Weissman · #5 Post by **The Weissman** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:09 pm

I've tried the 15" keyboards from ALPS, Chicony (both made in China) and NMB (Thai) and I found the difference to be very subtle. If anything, I think the Thai keyboard is maybe a little more resistant to the touch; the Chinese a little lighter.

Steve

Kenn · #6 Post by **Kenn** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:49 pm

The Weissman wrote:I've tried the 15" keyboards from ALPS, Chicony (both made in China) and NMB (Thai) and I found the difference to be very subtle. If anything, I think the Thai keyboard is maybe a little more resistant to the touch; the Chinese a little lighter.

Steve

That's about right (I have both Alps and NMB for the 15"). I think both are different from the NMB 14" too, which is very distinctive to my touch.

The Weissman · #7 Post by **The Weissman** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:48 pm

Kenn wrote:That's about right (I have both Alps and NMB for the 15"). I think both are different from the NMB 14" too, which is very distinctive to my touch.

That's interesting...how would you describe the touch on the 14" NMB as compared to the others?

Kenn · #8 Post by **Kenn** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:35 pm

I don't want to generalize to all 14" and 15" thinkpads, because I doubt any of the components outside of the 3 v. 4 screws is different.

But the 14" feels like the baseplate has more solid, damped feel, and the keys accordingly have a more solid, direct action. It doens't take any more effort to press them, but they have more of a solid snap, which imo is very very good (I can tell instantly when blindfolded whether I'm using a 15" china, 15" thai, or the 14" Thai.

Again, I want to stress that with only one 15" Thai keyboard to test with, I'm not saying there's any non-individual difference between the 14" and 15".

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