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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Disagree with Mr. Karlin, image matches Mar 02, 2010
By Pete Zaitcev
My unit matches the image in product page, with minute differences in labels: instead of "ThinkPad", it says "IBM". But it is exactly the same layout and dimensions as pictured.
The key pitch is 100%, not "mini". Still, the lack of numeric pad saves a lot of desk space. The keys require a uniform effort, nothing is sticking. Both pointers work fine, althogh apparently the touchpad has no scroll function.
The keyboard includes a 2-port UBS hub (not seen in picture, ports are in the back under the volume buttons). You can stick USB storage or other peripherals into them.
Edit 1: here's a link for "always-on LEDs" issue, which I fixed in Linux
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
my favorite - hands down Jan 20, 2011
By signal3
I've used a lot of different keyboards and this is my favorite - hands down. Costs a bit more than most but worth it if you are "stuck" in front of a computer for long stretches of time.
I like the fact that the keyboard is USB and has a USB 1.1 low-power hub built in. Granted, it can't power some things like USB wi-fi adapters or disk drives... but low power devices like flash memory work nicely (albeit at 1.1 speeds).
BTW, I'm using the keyboard with Debian Lenny and it helped to add something like the following to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelTimeOut" "200"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Otherwise, you won't be able to use the trackpoint/touchpad to scroll when middle-clicking (it's a pretty handy feature). I'm referring to the "push to scroll feature of the middle trackpoint button" as someone else called it. The feature *does* exist in the plain old mouse driver - you just need to tweak your xorg config. I believe more sophisticated features exist in newer driver code too... but again, I'm using Debian Lenny and am not about to merge source and build my own driver. I know, I'm lazy :-P
I don't think you can set-up scroll "areas" on the touchpad (ala synaptics driver) without a lot of work (i.e. you can't just tune a config file). That said, it didn't take me long to realize I'm better off explicitly holding down the middle button to activate scrolling; if I only had a nickle for every time I inadvertently scrolled using the "scroll area" paradigm!
In fact, this is part of the argument for using a trackpoint and I think some people even like to disable the pad completely. Anyway, I haven't gone that far yet... old habits die hard :-/ BTW, more tech details can be found on the thinkwiki-dot-org website.
Also remember... if you want to use the multimedia keys you should look into software like xbindkeys; getting vol up/down/mute to work was as straightforward as any other multimedia keyboard. In fact, the vol up/down/mute keycodes are the same as my Dell laptop so your .xbindkeysrc file may already be correctly configured.
All that being said, if you're using a newer Linux distribution these things might be automagically taken care of - check your documentation ;-)
P.S. If your distribution uses the newer Xorg hotplug configuration, you can use the section devoted to configuring trackpoints (via xorg.conf.d) on thinkwiki but note, my keyboard appeared as "Lite-On Tech IBM USB Travel Keyboard with Ultra Nav" so... for "MatchProduct" you might need to use "Ultra Nav" instead, or in addition to what they indicate on the wiki.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
If you like IBM keys and their Trackpoint Mouse, there's simply no better choice. Aug 11, 2007
By C. A. Martin
I bought this for my desktop computer when it was first released, directly from IBM for MUCH more than Amazon is charging. I have been VERY happy with it and have been using it for 3 years. Yes, it is relatively expensive. But, if you want the feature set it offers, it really is the only (and best) choice.
Chief reason for purchase: I own a Thinkpad T43p and wanted the transition between the two keyboards (as far as the typing feel) to be seamless. So, I bought this keyboard hoping that it would "feel" just like my Thinkpad, and it does.
Pro:
Super light, thin, and solid feeling all at the same time. I've had this thing in a brief case/book bag and forgotten about it.
Simple, elegant and clean design, like most IBM products
Con:
No "Windows" key....but surely a key could be mapped
Not lots of "glitz," but that's not what you buy IBM for
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Very good but not quite great. Dec 30, 2010
By Gilda Povolo
For those of us who are addicted to the IBM Thinkpad keyboard, this is very nice peripheral. I am using it with a Dell Latitude, which also has a trackpoint, but one that works horribly--jumps all over the page, etc. So, this keypad is a huge improvement. It doesn't work quite as well as my hardy ancient G40 Thinkpad laptop, however--this seems to get stuck and it doesn't scroll as well as my old reliable. However, it does make my aforementioned lightweight, faster,and newer Dell more functional. I also use it with my ASUS netbook when traveling. For those who value speed in word processing, the IBM trackpoint keyboard can't be beat, and I'm very glad I bought it!
Service from Amazon was excellent, as usual. Thanks!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Feels and functions like a real Thinkpad keyboard Dec 04, 2010
By Doug Stevens
I have given up on Lenovo's new type of external Thinkpad keyboard. Too slow, poor feel, too many machine-induced typos. This keyboard from IBM costs more than the new-style Lenovo, but it's woth it because it's the real thing: it works and feels just like a real Thinkpad keyboard has felt for so long until Lenovo degraded the performance. My fingers are happy, and no longer must I watch for instances of a quickly typed double character showing up on screen as a single character. The IBM model feels and functions like the real thing.
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