You'll still be disappointed.

Post #256,044 by Another Scott 5/19/06 11:46:40 PM Reply	You'll still be disappointed. In the PowerBook line, the keyboard was the same in the 15" and 17" models. Similarly in the MacBook Pro line. There's some pictures of the 15" MacBook Pro versus a 15" PowerBook G4, and some commentary on the 15" and 17" boxes on [link\|http://flickr.com/photos/rbassman/135646537/\|Flickr]. Cheers, Scott. (Who isn't aware of a Thinkpad with a "full-size" keyboard, but there are boxes like the [link\|http://www.gateway.com/products/GConfig/proddetails.asp?system_id=nx860xl&seg=hm\|Gateway NX860XL] that come close. But, personally, I wouldn't want to drag around a 16" x 11" x 1.25+" box with me.)
Post #256,048 by ben_tilly 5/19/06 11:53:52 PM 5/19/06 11:57:29 PM Reply	Thanks for the report And yes, the Thinkpad does have a full-sized keyboard. It doesn't have extensions to that keyboard (like the number pad), but the spacing is right. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother) Edited by ben_tilly May 19, 2006, 11:57:29 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #256,080 by Another Scott 5/20/06 12:52:25 PM Reply	Ok, now I'm confused. My wife's Titanium PowerBook G4 (667 MHz) is 7.5" from the left edge of the A key to the right edge of the semicolon key. It's actually a tiny bit bigger than the distance on my clicky IBM desktop keyboard. My Thinkpad T41 laptop is also 7.5". All 3 of these keyboards are 3.75" from the top of the number keys to the bottom of the space bar. The Function keys and the arrow keys on the PB G4 and the T41 are smaller than on the desktop keyboard, but are roughly the same. I think that's ubiquitous on just about any laptop. The overall G4 keyboard width (left edge of Caps Lock to Right Edge of Enter) is 10-13/16" while it's 11-1/4" on the T41 and 11" on the clicky IBM keyboard. I find it hard to believe that Apple's MacBook Pro or MacBook machines are more than a mm or so different from the PB G4. In what way is/was the PowerBook key spacing too small for you? I think you need to do some measuring. :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #256,294 by ben_tilly 5/22/06 5:47:44 PM Reply	Huh. Bizarre You're right, but I have a lot less fun typing on a Mac keyboard than a thinkpad. Perhaps it is better edges, more clearly defined keys, etc. But I still don't like the Apple keyboard. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

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