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Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Has The Best Keyboard?

Posted by EditorDavid on from the keeping-up-with-keypresses dept.

Slashdot reader Rock21k is thinking of replacing an old laptop. But... All newer laptops seem to have wide spacing between the keyboard keys, which I hate... At one time, this used to be for consumer laptops but most major companies have done it for business laptops as well... Probably over time I might get used to it, but definitely not the first choice. I understand I can use an external keyboard but that defeats the purpose of a laptop! Do you also hate wide spacing between keyboard keys? Which brand do you find least annoying? Leave your best answers in the comments. Which laptop has the best keyboard?

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  1. 2016 MacBook Pro! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Itâ(TM)s terrible.

    1. Re:2016 MacBook Pro! by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 5, Informative

      All the latest Apple laptops have bad keyboards, really. Bad to use, bad engineering, lots of problems.

      The last good Apple laptop keyboards are on the 2015 MacBook Pro (still available) and the MacBook Air.

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  2. Unicomp by DrYak · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Give me an IBM Model M keyboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard). . . or give me death!"

    And the same old factories (and even a few old timer personnel) are still churning out buckling spring mechanical keyboard under the Unicomp brand name.

    (This message was typed using one of these).

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  3. Thinkpads in general by Lisandro · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have a rugged Thinkpad 12" around that's still one of the most comfortable laptop keyboards i've ever used.

  4. Dell XPS by Annirak · · Score: 4, Informative

    Of all the keyboards I've used in recent times, The Dell XPS series has the most comfortable keyboard and the most positive key engagement. As to the key spacing, it is a chicklet keyboard, in keeping with the current fashion. But that's where the similarities with most other brands end. Dell seems to have gone through quite a bit of effort to make the keyboard nice. It's the closest thing I've felt to typing on a proper keyboard.