EeePC keyboards different on black and white models

May 16th, 2008 | Category: Laptops

Okay, that is pretty much for the crazy keyboard aficionados out there, but the crew by at Laptop says there’s a distinct difference amidst the keyboards on the black and white Eee PC laptops. They compared the ‘boards on a white 701, black 4G Surf, and white 900, and while the two white Eees had identical keys, the black unit featured different switches with deeper keypresses and more tactile feedback, smaller spaces within the keys, and rougher plastic. (Of course, whether you actually use any keyboard for

lengthy sufficient, the plastic eventually wears smooth, so that’s probably not an issue.) We doubt the difference is going to really sway anyone’s purchasing decision — the tiny Eee keyboard isn’t precisely ideal for hardcore typists, after all — but whether you’re looking for a tiebreaker within the black and white 700s, well, now you have one that will bore the pants off humans at parties.

Original post by Nilay Patel