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That is well known by now, here [1] is an article explaining the advantages of the so called chiclet keyboard (given that this is no marketing idea)

Here probably a picture of the X230 [2]

[1] http://blog.lenovo.com/design/thinkpad-x1-designing-the-ulti...

[2] http://images.tweaktown.com/news/2/3/23890_09_spotted_lenovo...

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The Thinkpad keyboard is a significant asset. It's the primary thing that keeps me a customer (though the high build quality is also a factor).

I can deal with a change in the mechanics (oh how I miss the 300 series but I adapted to that change) but mess with the layout and I'm gone. Probably to a Mac running Linux (though trackpoint might just keep me on Thinkpad/Sony/Dell for now).

Edit addendum: If I were to go through the pain of adapting to a new laptop keyboard layout (maybe even abandoning the trackpoint), whose ought I to choose and why? I'm assuming that ${vendor} support a big enough range that mere technology features aren't relevant :-)

As a long-time Thinkpad user and keyboard fan, I'm still finding it hard to care. If anyone is looking for a working image [2]: http://images.tweaktown.com.nyud.net/news/2/3/23890_09_spott...

Unfortunately the image in the original post seems to have been taken down. Is this really the same keyboard you reference in your post?

If so, I have it on the computer I'm using to type this--a Lenovo X200s from 3+ years ago. (Still waiting for Lenovo to figure out how to cram 1440x900 into a 12" screen like they did on this laptop.) I vastly prefer this keyboard to my fiance's Macbook Air.

However, if the keyboard is the same as the one I have on my 3-year-old Lenovo, I'm not sure why this is "news".

The x200s does not have the keyboard in question, it has the classic thinkpad keyboard. The new keyboard is seen on some new lenovo models, most notably the thinkpad edge series.

I'm looking at it right now and it has both the rounded-bottom keys and the contoured keys (there's a "divot" in each key where your finger can sit comfortably.)

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