| I purchased this keyboard for a new computer, and have used the older IBM analog (the same product) for several years. This Levovo update improves upon the palm rest, which has a thin rubbery coating (but not too rubbery).
I like this keyboard a lot because it looks great in black, and it is so difficult to find a good-looking keyboard with this key layout:
- 3x2 Delete, Home, ect. cluster above the arrows
- Full number pad
- Single row/non-L-shaped Enter key
- No extra hotkeys like for the web, or e-mail, or volume control
The underside has channels/grooves to snap the cable and start it in three directions: to the left, right, or center. This is helps it fit it with you workplace.
For users who like a tilt, the back feet have two heights, which means three possible angles (including feet closed).
A great keyboard, but I would recommend something different: I have since purchased a scissor-switch keyboard by Enermax for another machine. (The scissor-switch key technology is the same technology used in most laptops.) The scissor-switch keys are so much snappier and responsive. They also have less travel. This other keyboard lies very flat, which I used to think would be undesirable, but having tried it, I like it a lot more, as it is more comfortable.
| | In 2008, it has become hard to find a decent keyboard. For starters, most manufacturers take it upon themselves to tweak the layout of their offerings, leaving you with an L-shaped Enter key, an extra "fn" button or a rearranged Insert/Delete cluster. I have a computer at work as well (who doesn't?) and for four years I've put up with one of these fancy-schmancy media keyboards. I can't believe the RELIEF I'm feeling after getting this Lenovo product with an unaltered, matching layout! I feel like my spine is taking care of actions such as moving text blocks around.
The quality of this Lenovo is very good. It's a plastic keyboard, so I doubt it'll survive the beer and coffee tests we gave the 3270 of yesteryear. It's also perhaps a little bit too lightweight for my taste. However, the keys feel solid and responsive, no matter from which angle you hit them - again, a relief from my former "ergonomic" keyboard, where the tactile feeling was more of a mushy kind and sometimes a key wouldn't register if you hit it at an angle.
I like the appearance of this one, too. The lack of media buttons gives it a cool business attire, while the non- square layout makes it look more contemporary. I use it on a dark antique desk, and it looks fitting. The two Enter buttons are a dark blue/gray, but they don't stand out as much in real life as they do in the pictures. The wrist rest is also a nice surprise: while you don't need it (the KB stands flat enough), it does fit snugly and has a feeling that I would describe as something between leather and non-slip rubber. It's a little hard though, so it won't replace a gel pack if you need something like that.
The downside of this device is that it requires an unsightly cable connection. However, the extra cable comes with benefits:
- It works. You just type and there it is (I know, Duh, but try a few wireless keyboards at this price!).
- It's secure: whatever you type, it's between you and your keyboard, no password sniffing from your neighbor.
- It can wake the PC (depending on motherboard). I love being able to hit the space bar to power up my PC which is now stowed out-of-sight in the armoire.
Bottom line: for 35-ish $$, this is probably one of the best keyboards and you couldn't go wrong with it.
| | This keyboard gets it all right: understated looks, standard layout and key travel (with no dopey L-shaped enter keys or such atrocities), no silly multimedia buttons (Lenovo does make a keyboard with gobs of them if you're into that sort of thing), comfortable typing, and good build quality.
| | The $10 house-brand keyboard I bought with my latest laptop broke right away, so I sprung for a decent keyboard. The Lenovo is as good as any I've ever used. The touch is a little light for me, but the unit itself is solid and responsive. I -wanted- a corded keyboard. Good ones are getting harder to find, and I'm glad this one was available.
| | Good quality conventional keyboard |
| I'm picky about keyboards - not an IBM Model M affectionado or anything, but I can't stand mushy keyboards. I also prefer the traditional layout - Ctrl key in the lower left corner, the Ins/Del/Home/End/PgUp/PgDn keys in a 3x2 rectangle, arrow keys in inverse-T arrangement, etc. This Lenovo keyboard fits all my criteria, and at a good price. I have one on every desktop computer I use.
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