Strange keyboard response

[bilalmuddassir]

This is the first time I am using a Thinkpad. I have been a Dell user. This T42 has a strange keyboard response. I am not a slow typer and in any one line in every second word I miss one character. Excessive use of backspace is causing anxiety.

Can someone shed light? Should I replace the keyboard? Or is there a software setting to tweak the response. I like the sound the Thinkpad keyboard produces. It is sexy. But may be I am not pressing hard on keys due to my Dell experience?

Ideas?

[hoya]

trying doing a parts lookup to see which keyboard your system has. you can search on ALPS, chicony, and NMB - this is a much discussed issue on these forums.

[davidspalding]

I like the sound the Thinkpad keyboard produces. It is sexy.

Sexy? Hm. Maybe that's why I seem to attact coeds when I'm going online here at a local Duke University neighborhood cafe.

As for the keyboard, I hear even the vaunted NMB keyboard is now made in China, and the chances of getting something better are a gamble (IMHO). I think since you're accustomed to another brand, you give yourself time to get accustomed to your TP.

At the risk of sounding like a barker, I suggest you try one of the ways of tilting your TP up a bit, to improve the typing angle. I use a Targus Traveler Coolpad (I have a "guide" on Amazon which talks about it, and I posted customer pics of my T43 on it), but on occasion, I've found that a gel keyboard wrist rest under the rear of a notebook works in a cinch. Or, for more money, find a Port Replicator or Mini-dock. In any case, tilting it up 20º might help your touch-typing.

[christopher_wolf]

The keyboards on the Thinkpads are second to none; they have excellent tactile feedback and response, although the exact keyboards vary a tad. I have the NMB Thai model and am pretty happy with it so far.

Also, have a look at the Keyboard Customizer Utility, that should also set some parameters for key sensitivity (in the latest version) that can be useful in this case.

Sexy? Hm. Maybe that's why I seem to attact coeds when I'm going online here at a local Duke University neighborhood cafe. Wink

I knew it...A Duke University cafe, huh?

[davidspalding]

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