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Re: Adding a Trackpoint to an Inexpensive Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by joecool1029 » Fri, Jan 04, 2019, 3:02 AM UTC

lorenzhs wrote: post #34

diggernet wrote: post #4

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Or for half the price, the Unicomp EnduraPro. http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/FeaturedProducts/UB40PGA

A colleague of mine has that and the trackpoint on it is useless. I tried it and it feels super stiff, no acceleration, and the mouse buttons are very hard to press, too. The keyboard is very nice if you like buckling springs. Buy their normal keyboards if those are your thing, but don't buy the EnduraPro. It's nothing like a ThinkPad trackpoint.

Sounds like it uses TrackPoint II, which was an earlier iteration of the TrackPoint as we know it. I have the first laptop I ever used, a Thinkpad 350C and it has this earlier iteration. The feel and caps used were very different.

The current version is the TrackPoint IV.

More on the topic, unfortunately does not include usage in external keyboards: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TrackPoint

Re: Adding a Trackpoint to an Inexpensive Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by equalunique » Fri, Jan 04, 2019, 12:13 PM UTC

splatt wrote: post #31

The idea of a trackpoint on my desktop keyboard is what led me to pull the trigger on one of these: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

Also noteworthy is many UHK components, from the firmware to the electronics, are open-source: https://github.com/UltimateHackingKeyboard

Re: Adding a Trackpoint to an Inexpensive Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by mondalaci » Fri, Jan 04, 2019, 1:25 PM UTC

jdhawk wrote: post #22

tincholio wrote: post #20

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Sounds like you want this: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ (I want it, too, but it's kinda pricey)

And the TrackPoint and Trackball modules are still "Under Development" I know they claim that orders are shipping immediately, but a co-worker waited over a year for his.

We have never stated this. Please stop spreading misinformation about us. We've made it crystal clear in our most recent blog post that "we expect to deliver every non-module UHK webshop pre-order in January to February". See https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/blog/2018/12/13/shipping... . Afterwards, we'll transition to on-demand manufacturing.