Lenovo Group Limited Lenovo ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - US English,Black

Overall, a wonderful feeling keyboard with some minor quirks. I got this keyboard mainly because the keyboard on my lenovo laptop was extremely shallow (felt reasonably ok, but I'm a guy that bangs on his keys, I need at least 2mm of travel) and because of that, I was making constant errors--my backspace key was starting to feel spongy after only about a year's worth of usage. I've always had a fondness for thinkpads mainly because of their keyboards and their trackpoint, and thus, even though this bad boy was a bit on the pricey side, I bit the bullet and bought this. It's the price you pay if you want a trackpoint. Yes, at this price you could buy a good used mechanical keyboard, but if you're like me and love trackpoints and find that they speed up your workflow, well you don't have much choice--but even then, this is no compromise. Let me start with my complaints about the keyboard: 1) default drivers are more or less useless: I can't fine tune the sensitivity of the trackpoint (its a bit on the high effort side for me, more than I'm used to on an old thinkpad keyboard I had). 2) can't get the middle mouse button to work normally. This one I can't figure out. Normally (on thinkpads) you press the middle mouse button, and it will either scroll lock or open a link in a new tab. If you hold the mouse button, it will allow you to scroll with the trackpoint. I can't get it to function like this. I can only get the middle mouse button to do scroll lock and open in new tab.I have to be doing something wrong. 3) Layout is a bit odd --I guess if you're familiar with the new thinkpad keyboard layout, its more than acceptable, but for those of us not, it can be odd. On old thinkpad keyboards, right next to the arrow keys, there were previous page and next page buttons. They have been replaced with PgUp and PgDn keys. I would prefer if they were the prev/next page buttons. Not a deal breaker, but annoying for me. 4) mouse buttons are bit mushy feeling; not horrible, but could be better. Oh well. 5) could use a palm rest. Not a deal breaker, easily fixed, but I would like a real palmrest. Now the good: The good far outweighs the bad for me: 1) the feel: why I bought this thing in the first place. The best way I can describe it is very Thinkpad-like. Very authoritative. When you press on a key, it feels like you are pressing on something larger than a key. Every keystroke feels like you're launching a nuke. It feels important, you feel in charge. There is this "in charge" feeling I get with this keyboard and in every thinkpad keyboard. When you press on a key, it is extremely tactile. You feel a strong bump, and this bump can be felt throughout the key's fairly long (at least by today's standards) key travel. Effort feels linearlike, without being linear. Difficult to describe properly. It just feels "right". This might sound like it'd make for tiring typing but not at all: It is extremely comfortable and actuation force is light. You can hammer on keys nonstop and it feels comfortable. Keys are light enough to make typing easy, but not so light that you accidentally hit the wrong keys. 2) pleasant experience typing on it: I find that compared to my lenovo's keyboard, this thinkpad keyboard lets me type at least 15 wpm faster. I am also more accurate typer because I can feel every keystroke because there is just such good feedback. The keys are super comfortable. Nicely spaced out, and concave. Very easy to type on. I make very few errors now because the keys are just so good. Keys are also quiet, very silent despite their long key travel. This is good if you work in an office type environment. But the sound isn't too bad, sounds better than most scissor switch keyboards. 3) looks nice; feels reasonably well built. It does flex in certain locations, but only if you press really hard. I can't notice it flexing when I'm typing, and I bang hard on my keys. keys feel durable, like they will withstand years of abuse. Overall, very happy with my new keyboard. Highly recommend despite the high price. But if you don't like trackpoints, then maybe look for a different, cheaper keyboard. But if you like the trackpoint, then this keyboard is worth every dollar.

I was hopeful but was concerned that the TrackPoint would not function as well as a real Thinkpad. I was also thinking that the key feedback would be unsatisfying, but... I love this keyboard. Just like the last good keyboard every made. The Thinkpad keyboard from the X230/T430/T530. . Now that Lenovo had finally killed the Thinkpad keyboard I am considering buying 2-3 more of these... a life time supply. Build Quality: 10/10 This feels like a very high quality keyboard. Solid with zero flex. Keyboard: 10/10 The key travel is the same as my X230 and I have no complaints about it. Key Feedback is excellent. Perhaps slightly better then my X230 but probably the same as a brand new X230 Function Keys i.e. F1 F2 F3.... These keys do represent a distinct row of keys. Under Archlinux, by default the evdev driver interprets these keys as Function Keys i.e. F1 F2 as opposed to Media Keys TrackPoint: 8/10 It may still deserve a 10/10 It behaves exactly the same as a Thinkpad TrackPoint Sensitivity and feel is indistinguishable.... NOT all whacked out and crappy like a Dell or HP trackpoint. This is a Thinkpad trackpoint The mouse buttons feel exactly the same as a T430 The mouse buttons are the same size as on a T430 - - My 2 Problems with this keyboard - - -1 I have yet to have found a way to remap the "Fn" and "LeftCtrl" keys. I'm sure there is a way to do it. I need to search more in /usr/share/X11/xkb/*/* But xev shows no output for the "Fn" key and this is normal. It's output is filtered by the driver, because it is not meant to be a Modifier Key ... on that level. It is suppose to be interpreted by the driver and the driver should only deliver the scancodes for the "Fn" modified key. -2 Out of the box, Horizontal Scrolling with the TrackPoint dose not work at all # cat /dev/input/by-id/usb-Lenovo_ThinkPad_Compact_USB_Keyboard_with_TrackPoint-if01-event-mouse Displays output while holding the centrer button and moving the pointer up/down Displays NO output at all while holding the centre button and moving side to side Interestingly, # xinput list 10 Shows "Scroll info for Valuator 2" ... "type: 2 (horizontal)" which indicates that holding the middle button should enable Horizontal scrolling by default. Below that it shows "Scroll info for Valuator 3" ... "type: 1 (vertical)" and Valuator 4 as vertical as well as being marked ( preferred ). When I cat the the USB device directly. The output confirms this. The USB device shows output while moving the TrackPoint Left/Right and different output while holding the Middle mouse button. However, it shows NO Output while holding the middle mouse button and moving the TrackPoint Up/Down. xinput also shows this keyboard with 22 button-maps. It also shows these Button Labels in the 6 and 7 positions (which is where they should be) "Button Horiz Wheel Left" "Button Horiz Wheel Right" My Conclusion is that I need to modify the evdev driver. I do not think this is a hardware problem and all it's problems can be solved in the driver.

A standard, high quality, Lenovo product, one that improves the experience of any USB-attached machine. The famous TrackPoint mouse pointer enables the focused touch typist to navigate fields and applications without breaking away from the home row. As perfectly evolved as any professional ThinkPad keyboard, the only single negative is that's the micro-USB connector on the product can wear aggressively due to constant disconnecting, reconnection (if a traveling worker). This aside, it provides a quality user experience at a good price-point.

I have owned a Lenovo computer in the past but it was not as good as this keyboard because it did not have dedicated buttons for the trackpoint, which this keyboard has. I was having lots of trouble with trackpads due to dragging my wrist when starting out after periods away from coding. Unfortunately I could not get into the trackpoint because I had to also use the trackpad to get things done. This configuration with only the trackpoint is a huge blessing in that regard... no more accidental movements. The trackpoint is my main driver now for mouse activities and it is great! My hands stay on the keyboard and I don't stutter as I type because I have confidence in each button press. I think a wired connection helps (I have had OK experiences with Logitech bluetooth keyboards in the past but bluetooth feels like a waste of time now). The fact that the keys themselves are better than my Asus computer's "chicklet" keys is another factor. Buy a USB2 or USB3 "switch" with this if you are using multiple computers. It is a dream! I put in longer hours with this keyboard on my desk. It was a good purchase.

Este teclado reúne los elementos que llevaba bastante tiempo buscando. Siempre me ha gustado el trackpoint, porque me permite mover el ratón sin apenas mover la mano del teclado. Cuesta un tiempo acostumbrarse a él, pero para mi tiene más pros que contras. Aparte de eso las teclas tienen un recorrido y una sensación al pulsarlas muy buena, a pesar de ser bastante delgadas. Por último, la anchura es mucho menor que en un teclado normal, lo que también lo hace adecuado para usarlo con un ratón externo. La única pega que le saco es que solo está disponible con disposición americana. Si lo vas a usar para programar (como yo), lo mejor es mapear la tecla <,> (que no existe en esta disposición) en la tecla superior izquierda, bajo la tecla de escape.

Cualquiera que haya experimentado el placer de escribir en un teclado Thinkpad y esté acostumbrado al legendario trackpoint de estas máquinas, se sentirá muy a gusto con este dispositivo. Las teclas son firmes y de respuesta excelente. La construcción del teclado recuerda a los viejos modelos que eran a prueba de prácticamente cualquier cosa. El cable que lo conecta a la computadora es micro USB, por lo que es fácil de guardar y reemplazar. Lo utilizo como complemento para una Thinkpad P40 Yoga y es realmente cómodo.

der gelegentlich bis dauernd auf der Shell mit US Sonderzeichen arbeiten muss, finde ich diese Tastatur ideal... auch verlangen manche Computer per Fehlermeldungen nach einem Tracking-Device da empfinde ich einen Trackpoint als wesentlich praktischer und angenehmer als irgendwelche Mäuse mitschleifen zu müssen, oder auf irgendwelchen Funk Tastaturen mit zu kleinem Trackpad ausweichen zu müssen.