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    traditional laptop keyboards

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by computress, Jun 6, 2012.

  1. computress

    computress Notebook Guru

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    this doesn't exactly fit in this sub forum, but I was wondering, how many new notebooks still use the traditional keyboard? Almost every new laptop I've looked at has a chiclet/island type.
     
    computress, Jun 6, 2012
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  2. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Some thinkpads still use the traditional keyboard type if i recall correctly.
     
    tijo, Jun 6, 2012
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    Pretty much the only remaining traditional keyboards left in the notebook marketplace are the "current" (as in Sandy Bridge) Thinkpad T series, X220/T, and W520. Everyone else jumped on the island-style bandwagon :(.
     
    Jarhead, Jun 6, 2012
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    blingers Notebook Consultant

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    alienware?
     
    blingers, Jun 6, 2012
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    Ah, forgot about Alienware... :eek:
     
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    computress Notebook Guru

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    thanks guys--as privatejarhead knows, I'm probably going for the X220 but I was just kind of shocked how few comps still have trad keyboards
     
    computress, Jun 6, 2012
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    The new NP9150/9170 Sager/Clevo laptops have the traditional keyboards.
     
    w00pw0p, Jun 7, 2012
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    Yeh the M11x uses a "traditional" keyboard, but the M14x onwards has these weird spacing between the keys which tbh makes them quite annoying to use.
     
    Rishwin, Jun 7, 2012
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