T410 brief key presses not all registering

I have had a tough time with typos on my 4 month old T410. Then I read the epic thread on keyboards not keeping up, but that was supposedly fixed in BIOS v 1.15. I have 1.34.
The issue is that if I strike a key very briefly it may not register. This is highly repeatable on any key. It is a very firm single finger strike where I'm already pulling my finger back as it contacts the key. It still bottoms out quite firmly, but not for long.
A knowledge base article suggests updating the BIOS and then sending the computer in to a service center. Before I give up my PC for several days, I'm wondering if there is anything they can do.
It does not happen with an external USB keyboard.
Anyone else able to repeat this, or had it fixed?
Thanks,
Ian

hey ianw01
could you check your keyboard property and check the character repeat rate ?
also i would recommend updating the bios/firmware of your unit . Currently the bios is at version 1.36
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-74582.html
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