Keyboard - Enhanced Performance vs Preferred Pro - reliability, tactility, etc.

I'm comparing...
73P2620 Lenovo Enhanced Performance USB Keyboard - US English 39.00
73P5220 Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Keyboard - US English 29.00
I don't need the extra USB hub capability, so judging from the specs, I would choose the Preferred Pro model. However, can anyone having experience using either of them, chime in and comment on everything else that matters - reliability, tactility and feel, lags, joy of using, etc?
Thank you.
~Paul
Lenovo ThinkPad T410s - 2901CTO
IBM ThinkPad T41p - 2373GGU
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apart from the extra features, the feel and tactility of the two keyboard are the same.
The keyboards are okay, but the feel and tactility is not the industry best, reliability is okay they are quite reliable. I rather prefer the Microsoft keyboards.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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