IBM Numeric Keypad For Thinkpad USB

by IBM

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.8 inches ; 10.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Z7F0
• Item model number: 33L3225
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,323 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 14, 2007

Product Description

Black - USB

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars well constructed but not usable with Vista, March 23, 2007

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John E. Metcalf (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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Unfortunately, Lenovo has not yet seen fit to release a Vista-compatible driver, so the laptop's keyboard and the numeric keypad's number lock feature are in sync under Vista. In other words, if you want to type numbers on the numeric keypad (why else would you buy it?) using Windows Vista, the portion of your laptop's keyboard that substitutes for a numeric keypad will also type numbers. Obviously, for quick data entry, it quickly becomes annoying to have to constantly toggle the "Num Lock" key.

Targus makes a similar keypad that does include a Vista driver to avoid this annoying behavior, so that you can input text on your laptop keyboard and numbers on your numeric keypad. It does not, however, have the standard 10-key layout, which is the feature I like most about this model.

Updated (Sept. 2007): Lenovo has released a Vista driver for this keypad, so it now works as it should. You can activate Num Lock on the keypad and still type properly on the laptop keyboard.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Ergonomics on this Keypad, October 31, 2005

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C. Fisher (NM, USA) - See all my reviews
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I have looked at the others, even bought a different one when I mistakenly thought it wouldn't work on an xp machine. I much prefer this style of keypad to the flat wafer looking ones on the market. For anyone used to a regular adding machine style calculator layout, this is the best one I've seen.

I think I have an older model but it looks exactly like this one. It says its a KU-9880.

Now, a usb hub would be a cool addition to it, but... I'll sacrifice it for the ergonomics.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works for an accountant, August 9, 2008

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This keypad layout is the same as the keypad on desktop. Good touch and resistance. It is larger than many of the other numeric keypads but that is what makes it stable. I have only used it with XP and Windows 2000.