Lenovo Group Limited Lenovo ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - US English,Black

If you are buying this, there can really only be one reason. The trackpoint. I've been using a lenovo Thinkpad for a # of years now, and now I an avid user of trackpoint. I've gone without it in the past, but using mice now just feels sub optimal, even if they're quality mice. I got this for my desktop setup, and am very happy that I did.This thing is the exact same size and spacing of my last thinkpad keyboard(mine was a T450). I think they're standard across many models. If you are used to that, then this will feel very familiar.The pros and cons are virtually exactly the same.I'll list them explicitly just for sake of others and (hopefully) Lenovo's product development team.Pros:* The quality of the keyboard is solid* The Trackpoint works exactly as it shouldCons* The awkward placement of the page down and page up keys directly to the left and right of the up arrow key(which are all smaller than the letter keys, only adding to how difficult they are to use, and get in the way of normal navigation when using the arrow keys)* no num pad option even availableOther than that, there is only one slight differences that is completely neutral. The keys have just a bit of more of a force to press and a bit louder with each key press(different sound too, more clicky). For a keyboard it is still very quiet and I find the noise satisfying. Overall though, my laptop keyboard had less press and quieter which I prefer that, but again, this is very minor.All in all, if you want something like your Thinkpad keyboard, this is that spot on. I do wish there was more options for Trackpoint keyboard, but I've already developed muscle memory to get around the quirks of the laptop keyboard, so this is works for me. If you find yourselves likewise, I highly recommend. (that is until Lenovo or someone else makes something more ergonomic w/ the Trackpoint. For which I am patiently waiting)NOTE: I saw some reviews saying you can't adjust Trackpoint speed. You can, you just need the software, the instructions that come with it point you to the website for the download.

I used to be an old thinkpad fan (well, mostly at work so I was not paying for them), and really liked the combination keyboard and integrated mouse button. This keyboard provides exactly that experience. I use it mostly with Android phones and tablets (with the appropriate OTG connector) and running fairly newish Android versions, the keyboard/mouse experience just works as expected. I sometimes pop it onto my Dell Windows laptop, and it totally works there, also as expected. So far, I have tried it on a Samsung tablet (they do odd things when external keyboards connect, like force the samsung soft keybard to be the active keyboard, even though it is not needed, but it still works as it should once you get past that), HP Slate 7 exterme, HTC One (M8), Google Nexus 7, and so on.The key spacing is very comfortable, and of course, because of that, they keyboard is longer than you might want, if you plan on carrying it in a sleeve with your tablet. I had to go up to a 13 inch sleeve to hold my 10.1 in tablet plus this keyboard. Overall, not a bad price to pay for a lovely typing experience. The mouse functionality is spot on, and even the special scroll button which works with the pointer nub to scroll the current window under the cursor just does what it is supposed to.If you absolutely need something to complain about, I guess the function and special keys are really Windows-centric, so few of them do anything on an Android machine out of the box. There are external keyboard helper apps out there which allow you to map external keyboard keys to Android functions, but out of the box, you won't get much of that functionality; but that is just a quibble. I personally don't use such keys very much, but if you do, you might be disappointed.

I tried a DasKeyboard Pro 4, and the Microsoft Modern keyboard before this one. The DAS keyboard was too tiring because of the really long key-presses, and was huge, and very loud. The Microsoft Modern keyboard was 'ok', but I thought the fingerprint scanner was kinda gimmicky and not worth the price. I added a keyboard tray below my desk to make things the right height and free-up desk space. Because keyboard trays are 'centered', when you center either of the full-size keyboards in front of you, there is no room for a mouse to the right or left. Then I found this keyboard. I remember using Thinkpads years ago, and loved the Trackpoint. It's like riding a bike - you never forget how to do it. This keyboard is a perfect size for a keyboard tray, is full size, has very good tactile feedback (better than the Microsoft Modern Keyboard), and leaves me plenty of space for a mouse if the other family members don't want to use the Trackpoint. You won't get an RSI using this keyboard because your hands never leave the keyboard.The one thing that was missing was a light or screen visual for the Caps Lock. I solved that by downloading the 'Lenovo Utility'. Once installed, when you press the CAPS LOCK key it puts a visual on the screen for Windows 10. Probably works for Windows 7 as well.There are a few improvements they could make, but for the price, the quality of how it works, it's as good or better than the other two in several ways. If I need a 10-key, there are several nice ones for $30 or less.