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ThinkPad · #1 Post by **ThinkPad** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:58 pm

I just got the highly appraised Thai made NMB keyboard after a difficult search to find an authentic one.

I must say this is exactly what I was looking for. Despite reading all the threads about this I was still unsure if this was what I wanted. Turns out it was just the thing I wanted because it feels just like my old T-41 that was a joy to type on and no other laptop was able to replicate that same feeling.

ThinkPad · #2 Post by **ThinkPad** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:38 pm

Just to make sure this is an authentic one right?

PICTURE LINK
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/ ... 6P/nmb.jpg

gazrang · #3 Post by **gazrang** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:34 am

You got the right thing....Thailand made NMB keyboard. Congratulations!

Where did you get this? I'm searching for it.

Sace · #4 Post by **Sace** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:37 pm

Congrats!

I have one of theese on my T40 too - they are great and very durable.

I've tried other thinkpads with the chinese keyboard - thats just not the same joy typing on!

rbena · #5 Post by **rbena** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:02 pm

My main T42 has a Chicony keyboard, and also have an NMB spare keyboard and another on my second T42.

The NMB has a dampened quiet action, while the Chicony is lighter with a more springy return. Initially I found the NMB attractive, but ultimately the Chicony was faster for typing. It really comes down to personal preference.

zverg · #6 Post by **zverg** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:02 am

Is it just me or do the NMB keys get shiny very quickly? When I got my thailand NMB (my T42 was in to get a new motherboard, this was back in December 2004 --without my consent they replaced the keyboard I had which came with the glossy plastic piece around the power button with the NMB) it only took a few weeks of use for keys to get glossy, and at that time I only did about 30% of my computing on my thinkpad, I was still using a desktop.

Of course since then it hasn't really gotten any worse, but I'm considering sourcing a new thai NMB keyboard so that I don't have the glossy keys anymore.

davidspalding · #7 Post by **davidspalding** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:06 pm

Concur. I've got a couple of NMBs (one in my T43, another spare that I got from a trashed system at work recently), and though they may not be "better" than the Chiconys, they have a more subdued feel. I noticed the keys are aligned more precisely, too. Enjoy!

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