Product DescriptionThe IBM USB Travel Keyboard with UltraNav is compact and lightweight (only 22-mm thick) and includes its own carrying case. The external keyboard enables features such as ThinkPad speaker volume, external monitor control, brightness, system sleep, and suspend (on supported ThinkPad systems). The IBM USB Travel Keyboard with UltraNav also features the Business Black color on a unique industrial design.
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Rating: - I agree this isn't quite as good as a ThinkPad keyboard
This doesn't feel quite a solid as the genuine article. That said, the ThinkPad keyboards are the best I've used, at least until their spring mechanisms start falling apart. To put that in perspective, I often wear through the black color on the palm rests to the underlying colored plastic; I always wear out the letters on top of the keys. So genuine ThinkPad quality is a pretty high standard.
I'm quite satisfied with this keyboard. I've paired this with the Targus AWE26US laptop ... Read More
Rating: - disappointing
I own a 5-yr-old thinkPad and love the X31 kbd so much, so bought this kbd in hope that I can have the same typing experience with a desktop.
The IBM-made label is fairly deceiving.
Turns out I have to hit keys very hard--driving me mad,
too bad for one that's working around the keyboard, and
try to get rid of mouse for most cases.
The only thing I am happy with is the trackPoint, but that
cannot save the poor manufacturing.
And finally I gave up and returned ... Read More
Rating: - Mediocre
I bought this keyboard for my desktop after falling in love with the keyboard on my T43. The experience has been mixed. The keyboard is certainly good, and if I don't use my T43 for a while I wonder how much better the T43 keyboard could be, but once I return to the T43 keyboard, I realize the desktop version has a ways to go. Note, this evaluation ignores the rather trashy function (FX) and Ins/Home/PgUp/Del/End/PgDn keys. Those are just as bad as, or worse than, those found on free keyboards.
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Rating: - best compact keyboard available. brings thinkpad experience to the desktop.
I own four of these keyboards, and I've given several to friends to replace their other substandard compact keyboards. I love this keyboard. I'm an avid thinkpad user, so having exactly the same keys at my desk and on the laptop is a big win for me. I also really enjoy the trackpoint, and while I still have a real mouse on the desktop, there are some things I enjoy using the trackpoint for.
The plastic case used in the travel keyboard is very lightweight and feels flimsy as a base compared to ... Read More
Rating: - Worked Great, While It Lasted!
The product died in less than two years, and it only rarely went into the laptop bag (in other words, it wasn't handled roughly). It worked great, while it lasted, but when I plugged it into the machine this morning, the "B", "N", and "(space)" didn't respond. I discovered the keys can be popped off and replaced without damage (pop off from the top), but there was nothing out of place under the problem keys, so I concluded that it was an electronic problem...something that shouldn't crop-up in such a short ... Read More
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Electronics : IBM 31P9490 Keyboard for Thinkpad (Black)
- I agree this isn't quite as good as a ThinkPad keyboard
- disappointing
- Mediocre
- best compact keyboard available. brings thinkpad experience to the desktop.
- Worked Great, While It Lasted!