IBM USB Space Saver Keyboard (KPH0035)
Released in 2001 and discontinued in 2003, the "IBM USB Space Saver Keyboard" fell under a rather generic name and often got conflated with other devices such as the UltraNav and earlier space saving keyboards. It's really a NetVista keyboard disguised as a Space Saver II, as such I tend to refer to at as the "NetVista Space Saver".
Downloads
- Hardware Announcement: TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard
- IBM USB Space Saver Keyboard KPH0035 Driver (Windows 98, 2000, Me)
Part #s
It (commonly) went under these two part numbers: 22P5150 and 24P0340. Full chart from IBM's old site below:
Marketing part numbers and field replacement unit (FRU) part numbers
| Description | FRU Part | Marketing Part |
|---|---|---|
| United States | ||
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard | 24P0340 | 22P5150 |
| Canada | ||
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard | 24P0340 | 22P5150 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – French Can | 24P0346 | 22P5151 |
| Latin America | ||
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard | 24P0340 | 22P5150 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – LA Span | 24P0350 | 22P5152 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Braz/Port | 24P0359 | 22P5166 |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | ||
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Danish | 24P0343 | 22P5153 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – French | 24P0345 | 22P5168 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – German | 24P0347 | 22P5155 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Italian | 24P0348 | 22P5156 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Spanish | 24P0354 | 22P5157 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – UK English | 24P0357 | 22P5158 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Dutch | 24P0344 | 22P5154 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Swede/Finn | 24P0355 | 22P5159 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Belgian/UK | 24P0341 | 22P5160 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Russian | 24P0353 | 22P5161 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Polish | 24P0351 | 22P5162 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Portuguese | 24P0352 | 22P5163 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Swiss | 24P0356 | 22P5165 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – US Int | 24P0358 | 22P5167 |
| Asia Pacific | ||
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – Japan | 24P0349 | 22P5164 |
| TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard – US Int | 24P0358 | 22P5167 |
Very Mediocre
It's not the greatest typing experience I've ever had (SK-8815 is infinitely better in my opinion), and the TrackPoint buttons are just a little bit too deep and stiff to be pleasant--however it's notable for two of its strangest features. It has a very long cable (so long it needs to be wound up on the included internal wire bind), and the TrackPoint mechanism is so tall that other caps stand out taller than any other device.
The stiff TrackPoint buttons and the lower-than-normal arrow keys can be slightly disorienting and annoying. They are still nonetheless sought after by some for the form factor and TrackPoint. I definitely would not use them for anything serious, but hey, you do you, it's a free world. I just use mine paired with the IBM mini because the two compliment each other very well:
