...Coming from China, will I get the China keyboard?

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2112 · #1 Post by **2112** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:08 pm

Hello, I've just found out from my friendly IBM salesperson that my new 2373KTU will be shipping this week from China. Is this where all Thinkpads are born? Or is there also a facility in Tawain...hence the China Vs. Tawain keyboards....silly, but I know one of you has the answer!

andrzejpw · #2 Post by **andrzejpw** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:20 pm

nope, they all come from Hong Kong. Mine came with the Thai keyboard.

andrzejpw · #3 Post by **andrzejpw** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:21 pm

nope, they all come from Hong Kong. Mine came with the Thai keyboard.

Leon · #4 Post by **Leon** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:43 pm

there's a lot of mixed marriages going on over there......

Kenn · #5 Post by **Kenn** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:11 pm

All the ones I ordered came from China, 1 had Thai, 2 had China. Looks like "Shipped from China" just indicates the location of assembly, with whatever parts-on-hand.

Hangfire · #6 Post by **Hangfire** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:19 am

I guess the same is applicable for the batteries too... Sony vs Sanyo.

ZPrime · #7 Post by **ZPrime** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:35 pm

where are you people hearing that one keyboard is different from another? what's special about the Thai ones? I don't see any info about this in the FAQ...

2112 · #8 Post by **2112** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:10 pm

It has been widely posted that keyboards made in Thailand are superior to those made in China

First Light · #9 Post by **First Light** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:08 pm

Is there an easy way to tell which keyboard a unit has?

2112 · #10 Post by **2112** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:37 pm

...one thing I read (which I'll do as soon as my machine arrives) is to shine a flashlight under the arrow keys, this should reveal the color of the bumbers under the key....Blue = Thailand(good) and Grey = China(bad). If this is wrong or if anyone else has input in determining keyboard type, I'd love to hear it

...Coming from China, will I get the China keyboard?

...Coming from China, will I get the China keyboard?

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