Replacement keyboard for T400 - which one did I get?

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Hi everyone,

As I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new T400, ordered a replacement keyboard as a precautionary measure in case I am not satisfied with the one that comes one it. I figure worst case scenario, the one that comes with it is fine and I can sell the replacement to someone on the forum who is not happy with theirs.

My questions is this, my keyboard arrived today (3 weeks before the machine LOL) and I want to know how to tell which manufacturer it is from: Alps, chicony, or NMB? The one I ordered was the 42T3143, which is the same number that was on the packing slip and is the number that corresponds to the NMB on lenovo's charts. But other people have been ordering the NMB and getting one of the others, so I want to know, how do I check?

What markings should I look for to verify it is an NMB or one of the others? Where should I look? Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,
RM

PS: Here is the picture from the notebookreview.com review of the T400: http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/36100.jpg

The keyboard replacement I got looks a little different from the T60 one pictured above. Everything is the same except all of the little dots on the keyboard above are small holes in the one I got. Not cutaways like the new keyboard on the right, but very small holes in the same pattern as the dots on the one on the left.

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FRU 39T7178 is Chicony

http://www.l2ptop.com/pics/keyboards3.jpg

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Thanks for the great side view pic! What I have is indeed an NMB--I cant wait for my T400 to get here so I can install it!

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I forget but which one is the best?

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I forget but which one is the best?

Most people on here think the NMB is the best.