Comments on: Finally – photos of new ThinkPad USB TrackPoint Keyboard

By: Chonzy

Chonzy — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:18:54 +0000

when will IBM design something that looks good? The trackpoint is such a great idea yet nobody is ever enticed to use it because IBM keeps releasing products that look as ugly as when the trackpoint first debuted. They should have just licensed their trackpoint tech and stayed the hell out of peripherals.

By: DB

DB — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:35:24 +0000

“Unfortunately there’s no slick glowing power button like you’d find on an actual ThinkPad.”

I have never seen a Thinkpad with a glowing power button…

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:57:27 +0000

I definitely agree. apple + trackpoint = Thinkpad Edge keyboard, I think. I’d love to see that come out as a standalone keyboard (sans the touch pad). However, maybe I’ll try this in the meantime.

By: Dal Mon

Dal Mon — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:38:13 +0000

This looks like it’s worth a try. I currently use the trackpoint IV keyboard but I’ve worn that one out after a year. My ideal keyboard would be something like the apple keyboard + trackpoint.

By: Earl Cooley III

Earl Cooley III — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:59:15 +0000

The only full-sized Trackpoint keyboards I know of that are still for sale in the wild are the old IBM Trackpoint IV keyboard, for about $150, or the Unicomp Endurapro 104, for about $99.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:45:47 +0000

So, I have a Thinkpad laptop and I’d love to have an external keyboard (with TrackPoint) that is *better* than that of the laptop. This is just like the laptop.

For instance, I like to use my left palm to press the big CTRL key that’s in the corner of most “cheap” desktop keyboards. I cannot do that with a laptop keyboard, nor with this one.

By: John Hobbes

John Hobbes — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:13:50 +0000

Thanks Mick, I linked to that post later, as it was published after I shared these photos.

By: Mick Ruane

Mick Ruane — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:14:06 +0000

Sorry not Thinkpads.com but Lenovoblogs.com

By: Mick Ruane

Mick Ruane — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:06:11 +0000

Ref the comments on the touchpad and keyboard, may I suggest all read the logic behind the design, which stems from user feedback. See David Hill’s blog in ‘Design Matters’ found at Thinkpads.com

By: FH

FH — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:56:40 +0000

I don’t use the touchpad – have it turned off – but don’t mind it being there. Why would you, esp. when it would be the flush-mounted T400s version? Also, having used a Mac, I must say multi-touch is rather good, although this has as much to do with the Mac OS. I can understand why you might not want the palm rest, but having used an IBM server keyboard, which doesn’t have it, I would say the trackpoint is ergonomically superior on the keyboards that do have the palmrest. You obviously aren’t planning on using it on your lap for a media-PC either, like I do.