External Thinkpad Keyboards?

Hi,
I'm a massive fan of the keyboards on Thinkpad's (who isn't), however when I'm in the office I use an external keyboard.
The standard Lenovo USB keyboards (like most keyboards) don't have the feel or accuracy of the inbuilt keyboard. However I prefer an external display / keyboard when I doing a days work at my desk.
Can anyone recommend an external full size USB keyboard with a 'Thinkpad' feel. Cost is not a major factor.
Neil 
Neil McQuillan
Managing Director
Citrus-Retail - UK providers of Microsoft RMS, eCommerce and IBM EPOS

Well, the Unicomp MightyMouse is more in line of what I meant as a sort of IBM SpaceSaver II (<- scroll down) replacement keyboard, but the original IBM keyboards are still much better here.
However, those who are looking after informations about vintage buckling spring IBM keyboards, might take a look at clickykeyboards.com instead, which also from time to time had some of those rare model M spacesaver keyboards. - I recently saw that a good old IBM model M15 split ergo keyboard (those in the past from Lexmark) had been sold for over > $1500 at ebay USA. No need to say, even I was interested, that this was far out of my price reach.
ThinkPad T60/X32/600/770 · IBM IntelliStation · 3x IBM SpaceSaver II

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