This isn’t Lenovo’s first crack at a ThinkPad-branded keyboard, or even its first wireless option.
It’s exactly what you want from a ThinkPad’s keyboard, without the rest of the laptop.
If it’s possible for you to’t, then I’d have to warn you away from it.
Hardware
Like many modern keyboards, this one comes with multiple wireless options.
This switch doubles as a pairing button.
They’re unobtrusive and easy to either use or ignore.
There’s also a handy bay for stowing the tiny USB receiver.
That’s it as far as the non-keyboard part of the hardware goes.
I would have liked to see an option for backlighting at this price.
That makes it an ideal companion to tablets, no matter what operating system they’re running.
Oh, and it has the TrackPoint, with its necessary mouse buttons hanging out beneath the space bar.
I’ll go ahead and get this out of the way.
That’s an impressive bit of compatibility work, even if I don’t personally like the tool.
I hate this f’n Fn button.
Unlike the F1-F12 keys, there’s no way to swap it in the keyboard’s firmware.
For me, that’s a deal-breaker.
Conclusion
I wanted to love the ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II, and I almost do.
But geez, that Fn button.
It messes with my workflow in ways that I just cannot get over.
