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    Does Lenovo have the best keyboard among netbooks?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kns, Dec 8, 2008.

  1. kns

    kns Notebook Evangelist

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    Among laptops, Thinkpad has the best keyboard. What about netbooks? Is Lenovo still the leader in keyboard?
     
    kns, Dec 8, 2008
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  2. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Possibly. I have tried netbooks from Asus, Acer, and HP and was not that impressed with the keyboards. The HP is not bad...
     
    jaredy, Dec 8, 2008
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  3. Andrew Baxter

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    There is no ThinkPad engineering involved with the netbooks. In fact, I can tell you those on the ThinkPad design team won't touch any netbook with a 10-foot pole, they hate them. Most of these netbooks are designed by Taiwanese ODMs such as Quanta, Compal or Wistron.

    That said, the keyboard is no worse than other netbooks, but it's not the best either. I'd say the HP mini 1000 takes that award.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Dec 8, 2008
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  4. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Heh...the 10inch HP one is the most usable* netbook I have seen.
     
    jaredy, Dec 8, 2008
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  5. Renee

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    Most usage?
    Renee
     
    Renee, Dec 8, 2008
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  6. Matt

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    I laughed when I saw Lenovo and netbook in the same sentence. :p
     
    Matt, Dec 8, 2008
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  7. ZaZ

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    I've used a few and the best one I've seen is the Mini Note.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 8, 2008
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  8. kns

    kns Notebook Evangelist

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    What's so funny? :rolleyes:
     
    kns, Dec 8, 2008
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  9. Mark Larson

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    Sorry, but the HP Mini-Note (and the Mini 1000 to a lesser extent) have the best keyboards among any mini-laptop, up to and including $4000 Vaio TTs.
     
    Mark Larson, Dec 8, 2008
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    I really like my Lenovo S10, I looked at the HP, keyboard was ok, but I just can't deal with the hp touchpad with separate buttons.
     
    Ripfire, Dec 9, 2008
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  11. jaredy

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    Read what i said. I didn't say I have used the lenovo netbook. I said I was not impressed with the ones I tried, but said the HP was not bad. Others have chimed in and said that the HP is basically the best in that regard. So I don't know why you're saying "sorry"...
     
    jaredy, Dec 9, 2008
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  12. louisssss

    louisssss Notebook Consultant

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    ...why did you laugh?
     
    louisssss, Dec 9, 2008
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  13. Needmore4less

    Needmore4less Notebook aficionado

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    Wow that's something to say.
     
    Needmore4less, Dec 9, 2008
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  14. Matt

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    Because netbooks seem so... unlike Lenovo. Or rather unlike ThinkPads. (ThinkPads are what make Lenovo, so it's easy to equate the two. :p)
     
    Matt, Dec 9, 2008
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  15. Mark Larson

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    Not for those of us who knew IBM Thinkpads. Today's Thinkpads are much worse in comparison. Lenovo basically bought the Thinkpad name, while the rest of their chintzy lineup is their own doing.
     
    Mark Larson, Dec 9, 2008
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  16. Matt

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    I completely agree. I don't buy into the idea that Lenovo is completely butchering the ThinkPad line, though. The new models have a little more flex and don't feel quite as solid, but they are still the best built notebooks around. Plus, Lenovo has brought some good things to the ThinkPad family... like the X200 and X300. :D
     
    Matt, Dec 9, 2008
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