X200/X201 Chicony/NMB keyboard

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My X201s (originally from Germany) has a UK keyboard which looks to be the Chicony one, both from tactile experience, (I am used to my T41p which is NMB) and looking underneath.

I found this:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Th ... a-p/391359

On Lenovo website these are the two FRU for the Italian kb.
italian 42T3747 42T3681

Is it true that the 36 identifies the NMB model, or this is basically unpredictable?
Being the machine under warranty, may I ask for a replacement for free, and/or for a specific FRU?

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I reply to myself just in case the information could be useful for someone else.
Yes, I have at least one proof that the 36 after the T identifies the NMB keyboard, at least on the UK version.

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My X201s (originally from Germany) has a UK keyboard which looks to be the Chicony one, both from tactile experience, (I am used to my T41p which is NMB) and looking underneath.

I found this:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Th ... a-p/391359

On Lenovo website these are the two FRU for the Italian kb.
italian 42T3747 42T3681

Is it true that the 36 identifies the NMB model, or this is basically unpredictable?
Being the machine under warranty, may I ask for a replacement for free, and/or for a specific FRU?

A.

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That's crazy: I just tried a NMB keyboard FRU 42T3675 and while the keys are excellent like in my T41p, both the trackpoint buttons are incredibly noisy.
I tried to phone to Lenovo to know if warranty cover a substitution for noisy keys, but it is not possible.

Anybody knows if this is a known problem of NMB keyboards for this model, or this may be a defective unit?

I have 2 NMB keyboard on my T41p, and in both the trackpoing button are completely unaudible when pressed.

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I reply to myself just in case the information could be useful for someone else.
Yes, I have at least one proof that the 36 after the T identifies the NMB keyboard, at least on the UK version.

A.

My X201s (originally from Germany) has a UK keyboard which looks to be the Chicony one, both from tactile experience, (I am used to my T41p which is NMB) and looking underneath.

I found this:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Th ... a-p/391359

On Lenovo website these are the two FRU for the Italian kb.
italian 42T3747 42T3681

Is it true that the 36 identifies the NMB model, or this is basically unpredictable?
Being the machine under warranty, may I ask for a replacement for free, and/or for a specific FRU?

A.