James's Weblog

Well, I received the Endurapro 104 dream keyboard that I bought on auction.

Surprisingly, although the keyboard was said to be used, it appears to be very clean. It looks quite pristine. The keys feel really nice, and although they are indeed louder than the keys from modern membrane-based keyboards, they’re not as loud as I had expected them to be.

Unfortunately, the TrackPoint is a disappointment. Because the keys are physically taller on buckling-spring keyboards than on membrane-based keyboards, the TrackPoint stick must be significantly longer too. Increasing the stick length increases the lateral distance that the head needs to move. Overall, it takes much more effort to use the TrackPoint on the Endurapro 104 than it is on my IBM TrackPoint IV keyboard, which is a shame.