E6400 keyboard, firm and springy?

OK, my E6400 just arrived and this is the first time I owned business NB. Compared to keyboards in consumer grade NB, the keyboard on E6400 is somewhat firmer and springy.. I need to use a little more power. Please confirm if this is normal. I guess it is. If my keyboard is normal then I guess I have some story to share... in regards to keyboard:

When I had a meeting with corporate sales people, they always have either Lenovo or Latitude. Over a period, I always wondered, what's the deal with Lenovo or Latitude, why not just buy Gateway, SONY, etc. They are good quality and even stylish. In fact, I always use Sony VAIO and never had problem. Keyboard is super soft.

Back to the story... during the meeting, the corporate sales took out their NB, and I observed that most of them are not computer literate (no offense). They type using 2 fingers only and they press the keyboard super hard BANG BANG BANG!!! at that time, i thought OMG, is he mad or he just wanna break the NB. I couldnt ever dare to see him press the keyboard and just felt that one of those buttons will pop out anytime soon LOL...

Now that I owned Latitude business NB with firmer keyboard, I now believe that it is designed that way.

 

I wouldn't call my E6400's keyboard firm, but it has good action. I feel I can type faster than on my previous notebook. It's more a case of having reasonable travel than having to push hard.

John

 

I found the Thinkpad keyboard's buttons to be a lot harder to push compared to my Latitude D820. How does the E6400 compare?

 

I must say that the E6400 keyboard is hands down the best laptop keyboard I've ever used. Very quiet as well.

 

I second that...top notch keyboard.

 

I third it, this keyboard is absolutely wonderful. Especially compared to my old 2004 model Toshiba.

 

Speedy, Greg and Ferris: Have you used ThinkPads before to confirm that the E6400's keyboard is the best?

 

Me, I have maybe once or twice. Certainly not recently, but there have been people posting, some saying that it is a better keyboard, some saying that it comes close, but still isn't a ThinkPad keyboard. Seems that it really depends on the user.

Greg

 

I just received my E6400. While it's not as great as the T60's keyboard, it is still a good keyboard and not really a dealbreaker.

 

I shall make an effort to visit a lab at Purdue on Friday that I believe has a few Thinkpad notebooks.

I'll report back if I have anything useful to say.