got the X41 - Q about the keyboard

[wpwy]

my first post.

after a long month of waiting i got the X41 this morning. to people whose X41s are being held at KY: it seems that it takes about 10 days for the customs to clear it. this has happened to both my X41 and the X40 I purchased a while ago.

question to those of you who already have the X41: do you feel that the keyboard is somewhat different from that of X40 or other thinkpads? the keyboard on mine is a lot more "clicky" -- kind of sounds like the older mechanical IBM keyboards (but not that loud, although still kind of noisy when I type fast). I am wondering if I am getting a defective keyboard (since neither my R51 or X40 did this) or did Lenovo made some changes to the keyboard for the X41s...

Many thanks.

[mzd]

You are right, the keyboard of X41 is not so good as X40.

[wpwy]

thanks for confirming. i am planning on calling lenovo and see if they are willing to swap the keyboard for me. i really liked the one on the X40...

[mzd]

Will lenovo do that for you?
By the way, which model of X41 do you have?

[wpwy]

i am not sure, but i guess we will find out tomorrow. i have the 2525hu1 (and added 1Gb of ram to max out the memory:))

[LearningThinking]

hi wpwy,
which memory did you buy? and where?
Thanks!

[wpwy]

i got the crucial ram. comes out to be about $130-140 shipped (forgot the exact cost). i know newegg sells the kensington ram for $99 but micron is micron and I think it's worth the premium, similar to how people buy thinkpads at a premium over functionally comparable dells.