US English Layout SK-8845CR Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint for Lenovo Thinkpad/Ideapad/Desktop or Any Computers/Laptops with USB Port, P/N: 00MV946

Strengths:+ A modern trackpoint that is very precise. Pixel to pixel level of precision to be precise! It moves around somewhat fast once you get the hang of the trackpoint. I have my OS (operating system) mouse setting set to 11/11. For those who don't know, when you hit the Windows button, and in the search bar, search for "Mouse", when you navigate it's menus to "Pointer Options", you can adjust universal mouse speed for all cursor control devices on that computer. So if the trackpoint is "too fast" or "too slow", simply messing around with those OS sensitivities is more often enough, enough to fix that "problem".+ Comes with all three trackpoint covers. The "cat's tongue" which is a heavily textured clown nose looking thing that grips your fingers strongly. It is also thicker than the other cover options and as such, is more stiffer than the other two which helps with precision work. Second is the default, flat, lightly textured cover. Because of how flat it is and how modest the texture is, I don't really like it that much since it is very easy for sweaty finger tips to fly off of it. Especially since it is flat. Lastly, the "plunger" is a softly textured cap but unlike the default flat cap, the plunger has a "rim" of sorts so it can potentially "hold on to" your finger tip surprisingly well. It moves very loosely and because of this, it is great for raw speed! So cat's tongue for precision, and the plunger for speed essentially. With the default being a meh in between of the other two.+ The wrist/palm rest is very nice! Yes it is a solid piece of plastic, but it is the minor details that add up to something special!+ In order for your palms/hands to make almost complete contact with the wrist/palm rest, you have to angle your arms properly and as such, this keyboard forces proper hand positioning and proper hand positions with this keyboard makes it very easy to reach pretty much any key on this keyboard.+ There're two low powered USB ports on this board+ Two part flip out feet. (Basically you can set it from flat/folded in, slightly raised, and very raised)+ A pretty intricate cable gutter with a massive hole near it so you can "shorten" the cable if needed.+ The key caps aren't COMPLETELY flat and actually have a VERY slight curve to them. It has bezels near the edges of each key so that, in addition to the slight concave shape of the key caps, means touch typists won't have a particularly hard time getting used to this keyboard+ Lock lights! (You'd be surprised how badly some other keyboards can mess this up)+ It retains the major functionalities of a full sized keyboard! When the "number lock" is turned on, there is a sudo-number pad to the right keys, to the right of the trackpoint. It has all the F keys which a lot of other "space saving" keyboards love to omit. This one doesn't. It even as the "Insert, Delete, Home, End, PgUp", and "PgDn" keys and still has room to put three volume keys on there! (Volume up, down, and mute toggle). It is a classic Thinkpad style of keyboard in the sense of, while using one, you won't be like "oh no, its a laptop keyboard!" since it still keeps pretty much all the functionalities of a full sized keyboard.+ Overall is a really compact keyboard despite not really compromising any super important features! Great for space saving due to its very small footprint! You're hard pressed to find a keyboard that does this much and more a less everything, while still being compact.+ The mouse buttons are very intuitive due to the middle mouse having tiny bumps so you can easily tell if you're hovering over the right mouse, left mouse, or the middle mouse buttons. All of them are very snappy and don't feel very "mushy" like some laptop mouse buttons I know of+ This one is a little silly but, because the unit has everything hard built together, you could use it on your lap, giving you the full "Thinkpad laptop keyboard" experience, but on a desktop. It is also nice to have your arms relaxing at such a natural postureDouble edged/personal preference (probably):= This keyboard is allegedly mean't as a terminal keyboard for Lenovo's Chinese servers and because of this, it doesn't have a "Windows key". Pro tip, to open the Start menu like how the Windows key would have done it, simply use the button combination "Ctrl" + "Esc" and it will open the start menu. To maximize a window, use "Alt" + "Spacebar" + "X". To minimize a window, use "Alt" + "Space" + "N". So long term, it is possible to use this keyboard without the Windows key.= The price is a bit of a hard sell if the trackpoint isn't what you're looking for, as it is what completes this compact package of a keyboard.= Scissor Switches. Switches are purely personal preference. These ones are quiet and have a decent snappiness to them. Not the best scissor switches I ever used, but they're no means the worst.= The entire keyboard is one giant spitting image of the "jack of all trades, master of none" saying. It does a little bit of everything, but isn't super strong at either. Though it isn't terrible at any of them either.Weaknesses:- The board/keys and overall build of the keyboard rattles quite a bit when shaken up- The keyboard itself flexes a little and will creak in the process but in standard use, none of these are a big deal as long as you don't deliberately go out of your way to flex and shake up your keyboard violently- The two part flip out feet are not rubber tipped and as such, when used, they don't have a very good purchase onto the desk's top- It uses the standard 6kro. So if you play rhythm games or other specialized games that involve more than 6 simultaneous key presses at a time, you should use something like a "Perixx PX-1900" which is cheap, but allows for those 9 to 10 key rhythm game shenanigansOverall:This keyboard is a great "all in one" kind of keyboard! It is compact, but not at the cost of the functionality of a full sized keyboard. It still has all the keys a full sized keyboard would have, and due to how the keyboard forces proper hand positioning, reaching the keys and getting used to this keyboard is surprisingly fast and intuitive! The trackpoint is a legit one. Not a knock off Dell attempt. It is a legitimate Thinkpad trackpoint and as such, is very reliable! Don't underestimate this keyboard!Note that:I review products based on the execution. I try to leave personal bias out of it. In this particular case, the idea is that this keyboard has the uncompromising, compact, Thinkpad keyboard layout, but on a desktop. It does that in spades!

I bought this so I could have a regular keyboard for my Surface. After about three months of use, they F key failed.The feel is very similar to the original Thinkpad keyboards that I loved so much but as other reviewers noted, the construction is low quality. I bought a Das Keyboard 4 as replacement.

I love Lenovo trackpoint keyboards, and it's unfortunate that they are only made by one company, because when they pull a good model off the market, you have to get used ones for $200 on ebay. I still miss the previous model of official trackpoint keyboard, which had a standard US layout with windows/menu keys and could sit comfortably on my lap just like a laptop keyboard. Hence, whoever makes this keyboard (which comes with a lenovo logo under piece of black tape, and is definitely not Lenovo) gets points for making something available that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to find even on ebay.That said, there are two serious drawbacks to this keyboard. First, the quality is definitely not Lenovo. I've bought two of these. The first one seemed okay, but after about a year the 'L' key stopped working for no discernible reason. I treated the keyboard fine and never spilled anything on it, so not sure what happened. I bought a replacement, which I just received, and that one has a property that often key presses don't register. Most annoyingly, if you press on the side of the space bar instead of in the center, you don't get a space. It makes it difficult to touch type on the keyboard. Of course, you can get two of these keyboards new for less than the price of a used real lenovo keyboard of this style on ebay, so maybe still worth it.If you can at all deal with the new genuine Lenovo compact trackpoint keyboards, however, then you should definitely get one of those, as those are cheaper and very high quality (except for the detachable USB micro cord, which falls out too easily and is a design flaw). My problem with the new genuine Lenovo keyboards is that the lip is long enough to interfere with the use of a keyboard wrist rest, but too short to serve as the wrist rest. The major advantage of this fake keyboard over anything else currently available is that, like a laptop, the lip comes out far enough that you can just plop the keyboard on your lap and work in any situation, even if you don't have an ergonomic desk/keyboard tray setup.

This keyboard is six months old and the "h" key doesn't work about 1/10 te time. It is very annoying. The previous version of the keyboard also failed. At this point it is unusable.I'm pretty sure there is a warranty for the device but find out the process is not easy. (all the H letters failed on this line)

I knew when ordering that this was not an original Thinkpad/Lenovo keyboard but they were the only ones willing to ship to where I am staying and this keyboard feels very nice. A bit on the "light" side but when typing and using the Trackpoint it works fine. I bought it to get rid of my mouse as I had developed a bad tennis elbow.

I have been using this type of keyboard for 10 years. I was sad to see the supply of them dry up after Lenovo stopped making them. When ordering, I assumed that it was going to be used or old stock. I was surprised to get a new in the box keyboard.Curiously the packaging had no brand identification and the keyboard itself had electrical tape covering up the Lenovo logo on the front and back. This is a ripoff of the ThinkPad/IBM/Lenovo design, but it is a good one. It is very nice to be able to get a new trackpoint keyboard that is not ruined by chicklet keys. This keyboard feels and functions just like the original. I am very pleased.

Although there is a trick to get the Windows key function...you'll need a windows keyboard to access BIOS or if you need that function before things fully boot up.