[jsnell]

The ThinkPad chiclet keyboard is superior to the classic in almost all ways. It has an identical feel, a larger effective hit target for each key, is thinner, doesn't gather cruft under the keys, and can't have the keys accidentally popped off. Don't judge the new keyboards based on the bizarre flat keycaps that every other chiclet keyboard seems to use.

The most obvious loss in the new keyboards is the switch to a 6-row layout. And I can see why people with large laptops would complain about that. But especially on a 11-incher any extra space for a touchpad is really welcome. The x120e touchpad is already hilariously small. It'd be a complete joke if you reduced the depth by a further 1-1.5cm.