On 29 Mar 2010, at 13:07, Steve Tompkins-MacQueen wrote: > > On 29 Mar 2010, at 10:43, Martin Nix wrote: > >> Lenovo (IBMs laptop partner/Thinkpad manufacturer) do produce the Thinkpads >> to a very high standard, IMHO these are the key features that make them >> stand out : >> >> 1) Keyboards - I would say second to none, as good as you can get on a >> laptop (having said that I recently got a Mac Book Pro and now I think that >> is perfection) > > LOL Does anyone remember the "ZX - Spectrum"? (same sort of keyboard as the > new MacBook Pro) and I don't remember any one saying "perfection" about that > one!
...except that the Spectrum felt like you were typing on dead finger-ends :D The MBP keyboard is surprising - I admit to looking at it and thinking 'that's going to feel really odd', but it doesnt. Very nice to type on, as are the new Apple 'flat' aluminium keyboards in the same style. _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro