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    Is there any official term for keyboard used in Vaio Z or macbook?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Stalvros, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. Stalvros

    Stalvros Notebook Evangelist

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    You know, the keyboard which has spacings
    between keys?

    I'm assuming that the rest is called 'standard keyboard'

    What should I call the keyboard used in MAC and VAIO Z then?
    Spacing keyboard?
     
    Stalvros, Nov 12, 2008
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    looks kinda different

    I kinda googled it but they just said
    'MACBOOK keyboard' -_-
     
    Stalvros, Nov 12, 2008
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  4. Rahul

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    Yes, sadly some will call it a "Macbook" style keyboard because the Macbook made it popular when it came out in early 2006.

    As I've said several times in the past, some Apple fans think that Sony stole the idea from them from the Vaio TZ onwards when the Vaio X505 back in late 2003 was the first modern notebook to use it. But since it was so rare and obscure, hardly anyone knew about it. :)
     
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    i actually like this style better XD
    i can clean it easier too~
     
    Stalvros, Nov 12, 2008
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    I've seen it described in a few places as "Scrabble Tile" style.
     
    philg2000, Nov 12, 2008
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    Sony calls it 'isolated keyboard', apparently helpful for ladies with long fingernails.
     
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  8. six

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    yup it's an 'isolated' keyboard


    lol thanks for that link
    until now i always thought 'chiclet' was used to describe a "feminine" keyboard :p
     
    six, Nov 12, 2008
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    Im agreed with Rahul. Im really get angry when some apple fan say "Well, apple is the best technology "i" in the world" and they even say Isolated Keyboard is made by apple. Im really want to get cold water and let them wash their eyes, maybe they never heard about SONY ? PLAYSTATION, BLURAY, ... or watsoever. Anyway, Im Sony fanboy, thank
     
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    It's a chiclet keyboard.

    And I've read there was a Sharp Zaurus (? not sure) that was released before the X505 that had a similar keyboard.
     
    Phil, Nov 12, 2008
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