Originally Posted by
linsj
I disagree. OP, this is why you need to go to a store and try out the keyboards. It's so much personal preference but greatly impacts your use of the computer.
Having said that, keyboards do change within brands. My newest Toshiba has a different feel and configuration, which I don't like as well as the old ones. But I still like it better than other brands.
Well, he's right...go check it out though it's difficult to find a ThinkPad at retail as most of their superlative machines are ordered on-line.
As to the ThinkPad's keyboard, it's widely recognized as the benchmark for laptop keyboards and has been for more than a decade...ask anyone.
Toshiba machines were palatable in the 1990s when they were the cool alternative to Dell machines. Not so much anymore.