IBM Kbd with Integrated Point Device 3M Cable Black USB Rohs Review

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(More customer reviews)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.

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ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint Review

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(More customer reviews)This keyboard is wonderful - nearly everything that I would want in a keyboard, and nothing more. The quote that comes to mind is "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
BUT -- I can confirm that, as the previous poster noted, this keyboard is broken and unusable for a speedy typist. It has two problems: First, INitial CAps; the shift key does not immediately release in software when you physically release it, so a fast typist ends up with TWo CApitals at the beginning of almost every sentence. Titles are particularly bad; you end up with "THe PResident of the UNited STates." It's particularly infuriating in that it happens so reliably that when you backspace and re-type, you get the exact same problem.
The second issue is that, often, double-clicking a character will give only ONE copy of that character. So "Three little puppies hopped over the puddle" becomes "Thre litle pupies hoped over the pudle." It does this almost every time, if you are a fast typist.
All of this occurs with both the default drivers and the latest (11/5/2009) drivers on the website. I tested using Windows 7.
It's too bad, because this would otherwise be a wonderful keyboard. I've never seen a keyboard before that couldn't keep up with my typing. I guess that if you are not a touch typist, this keyboard would be perfectly fine for you.

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