P/N 55Y9017 - TrackPoint Keyboard Details & Specs

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Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint

FRU Part NumberFRU Part Number
Field Replaceable Unit
The number used to relate and indicate compatible but otherwise potentially different keyboards that could replace this one.
57Y4655
Market Model Name/Feature CodeMarket Model Name/Feature Code
The consumer-friendly model number describing this keyboard as a part of a range of products, usually irrespective of target region, language or SKU.
SK-8855
TypeType
A designation from my own type naming scheme used to categorise this keyboard with or from others by their common features and market intent but may/may not be derived from official names.
Classic ThinkPad Discrete Keyboard
Key-switchesKey-switches
The name of the known switching mechanism that lies under this keyboard's keys.
Lenovo ThinkPad classic scissor-stabilised rubber domes (misc. OEM)
Earliest AppearanceEarliest Appearance
The year (and possibly the quarter) that this keyboard part number was introduced, first observed, first recorded or the first example found.
2009 Q3
Cover ColourCover Colour
The original colour of this keyboard's cover set (outer casing). For keyboards whose cover set materials are known to yellow, this will refer to the original colour before such transformation occurs.
Raven Black/Stealth Black
BrandingBranding
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Old Lenovo logo
ProtocolProtocol
The protocol(s) this keyboard can use to speak to the host computer (eg, scancode sets).
USB HID
ConnectionConnection
The keyboard-to-host connection. This is could be a description of a cable (its colour, whether its coiled, whether its detachable, and what connector is at its end) or the name of a wireless technology.
Black straightened-style fixed Type A USB cable
Form FactorForm Factor
The standardised or universally acknowledged name for this keyboard's layout form factor.
Tenkeyless (compacted)
Layout/LanguageLayout/Language
Image of Layout/LanguageThe original regional/language layout this keyboard was configured as. Both the language and the standardised key layout may be listed, and in the case of both being known or defined, it will be styled as language then standard.
German
Built-In MouseBuilt-In Mouse
Possible pointing devices this keyboard could carry. This could be a brand name, name of the sensor technology behind it, or a generic description in lieu of the former details.
TrackPoint IV strain gauge pointing stick
Source(s)Source(s)
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Doc: Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - Service parts (#PD000902) [source: Lenovo]
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Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint
Data Last Updated 2021-08-29

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The Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint (SK-8855) was Lenovo's first discrete ThinkPad/TrackPoint keyboard. It was introduced in 2009 and utilised the same keyboard design that was introduced with the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s and later used by xx10 and xx20 generation ThinkPads.

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