Say it ain't so...

[doodab]

I've been waiting for the ivy bridge thinkpads to emerge before taking the plunge and it seems that they are doing away with the traditional keyboards in favour of one of those island jobs.

WHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?????????????

[cojak]

Wot?

[SimonMac]

I assume he means no numerical key pad?!

[doodab]

No I mean instead of the regular type keypad it's getting one of those scrabble tile type ones like every other laptop.



This isn't right.

[Bunk]

I believe they're known as chiclet keyboards.And I think you can blame Apple for their recent popularity. You're welcome

[vetran]

yep back to the Sinclair spectrum ergonomics without the softness.

[doodab]

Well, I'm hoping (somewhat forlornly) that as thinkpad keyboards are something of a selling point they have actually made a decent one.

I can always invest in another one of these

[Bunk]

<fanboi>
I actually like the one on my Macbook Pro, takes a few minutes to get used the shorter travel on the keys but then it's great.
</fanboi>

[Sysman]

I believe they're known as chiclet keyboards.And I think you can blame Apple for their recent popularity. You're welcome

You are right about Apple being guilty as charged.

You can still get an Apple USB keyboard with numeric pad, but the wireless version is only available without a numeric keypad.

There is of course Bluetooth Keypad adds numeric keypad to Apple Wireless Keyboard

[doodab]

Reminds me of an 80s pocket calculator