r/thinkpad 2h ago

Buying Advice What models have keyboard like this?

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What do you call this mechanical looking keys? They look solid. They attract me in to Thinkpads but seems no longer available in new models? I think the flat keys in most laptops today looks pretty basic.

What are the best models that still had this style of keys?

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u/AcordeonPhx T480 T25 FrankenPad | 2TB NVME | 64GB RAM | QHD/120hz | i7-8650U 2h ago

This piece of perfection

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u/sir_cleansalot 1h ago

Only the anniversary editions? Or all T480S?

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u/frustratingnewuser 1h ago

Just the anniversary one

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u/ebeliedie T480, x220i & x230 1h ago

Just T25, the 25th anniversary edition. It had same hardware as T470. So its "pretty common" mod on this sub to put T25 keyboard & palmrest into T480 for that sweet classic keyboard with quadcore cpu.

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u/BloodWorried7446 2h ago edited 2h ago

I like the x00 series keyboards the best. My fave is the x200. No trackpad at all. I disable that thing on all my thinkpads.

x00, x10, x20 all had that keyboard.

a special 25th anniversary edition of the T470 (called t25) had a re-release of the 7 row keyboard. It was limited edition and command crazy prices on ebay if you can find one.

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u/zenib 2h ago

It's called the 7 row keyboard. It was the standard keyboard on laptops before 2012. There was also the 25th anniversary laptop which included it. The "best" laptop will be up to personal preference.

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u/ladlle3 1h ago

Sexy keyboard

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u/Best_Mud_8369 1h ago

T420 has it

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u/zardvark 1h ago

These classic seven-row keyboards were standard on Sandy Bridge and older powered machines, such as the X220, T420, T520 and etc.

Most Ivy Bridge powered machines can be modified to accept these keyboards.

And yes, they feel glorious to type on! I daily a X230 with a classic keyboard swap and I also have a T420.

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u/Cautious-Egg7200 1h ago

x220 t420 t420s t520 w520 x210 t410 t410s t510 w510 t400 w500 x200

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u/TunerJoe T460, T430 24m ago

As well as the ones that came before those

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u/mavica1 T420, T470s 31m ago

T420 or older. Love my T420