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Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by scholia on Friday December 30, 2016 @08:03PM (#13288803)
> I don't know what happened, really. 10 years ago you bought a laptop, no matter which brand, and you would get a decent keyboard.

THIN became a much more important marketing tool than GOOD, or even FUNCTIONAL.

Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by rayiner on Friday December 30, 2016 @11:02PM (#13289372)
There is nothing more "good" or "functional" about deep travel keyboards. They're just a matter of taste. You can type just as fast on something like a MacBook keyboard once you get used to it.
Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by scholia on Saturday December 31, 2016 @07:58AM (#13290837)
Sure. That's why Cherry went out of business years ago...
Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by rayiner on Saturday December 31, 2016 @09:38AM (#13291187)
Lots of companies stay in business selling subjective experiences. But there isn't a functional advantage to keyboards with a lot of feedback.
Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by scholia on Monday January 02, 2017 @09:10AM (#13301197)
Got any research to show that? Or should I just assume that your personal opinion is worth more than everybody elses'?
Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by rayiner on Monday January 02, 2017 @10:39AM (#13301696)
You're the one making the affirmative statement that high travel keyboards - which the whole market is moving away from - are functionally better than low travel ones. You prove that there is any real rather than purely subjective benefit.
Re:ThinkPad X1 Carbon by scholia on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @09:00AM (#13318287)
The whole market isn't moving away from high-travel keyboards. In fact, there's a lot of interest in them, and they are generally preferred by gamers.

How do you explain the widespread perception that laptop keyboards used to be good but are now crappy?

> real rather than purely subjective benefit

Subjective benefits are real benefits.