SPONSORED LINKS
On Wed, 16 Apr 1997 09:34:22 -0700 phr@netcom.com (Paul Rubin) writes: <snip> > Keyboards will also be redesigned, with the company opting to > go with more traditional laptop keyboards over the ThinkPads' > current raised keyboard. > >IBM, *please* don't mess up the Thinkpad keyboard. It can be improved >and I hope it is, but it's still the best keyboard out there and >is one of my main reasons for buying a Thinkpad. I agree, the keyboard was the deciding factor for my Thinkpad. The keyboards on all the other brands were either too small, too fragile, or had an odd layout. Usually they were just plain too small because of those built in wristrests and glidepoints. But on my 365XD, the keyboard is spacious with good solid keystroke feedback. And I've heard the older Thinkpad models had it even better when Lexmark(?) or some major keyboard manufacturer used to design the keyboards for IBM. >If you want to make Thinkpads more like other laptops, do it by >including Soundblaster-compatible audio and a standard modem, >replacing the Mwave board that has to be downloaded by proprietary >software using secret interfaces before it can be used. I'm not too sure what the Mwave board is about, but the 365 models are SB Pro compatible. It would've been nice tho to have 2 built in speakers for the stereo, much like the Sharp laptops, but only if could be done without sacrificing the keyboard :)