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Using the ThinkPad UltraNav USB External Keyboard with OSX

»Posted by on Jul 23, 2009 in Blog | 6 comments

My new keyboard is the ThinkPlus with UltraNav (TrackPoint) as it is called in Japan.  In other countries is just called ThinkPad Full-Size UltraNav USB Keyboard. I bought this keyboard new on Yahoo Auctions and am using it with OSX.  I’ve been eyeing a ThinkPlus/UltraNav keyboard for a long time but they have been a little pricey at around 9500 Yen (~95USD)  I managed to get this one for 4980 Yen, possibly because most Japanese people were put off by it being a US English layout keyboard. The reason is that I love my ThinkPad keyboards is the TrackPoint.  The trackpoint is just so handy as unlike a touchpad you never have to move your hands off the keyboard.  And the middle button works for scrolling. So basically the ThinkPlus is the ThinkPad...

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