Keyboard Part Number Database Stats
All the data I record in my keyboard part number database can provide a useful insight into the history and metrics of IBM and family keyboards. As such, I've prepared and presented 11 comparisons below. Please note that due to the fact the keyboard part number database is constantly growing and evolving, the stats below are subject to change frequently. If you wish to find out more interesting facts from my data, you can use the Keyboard Part Number Database External Access service to query the database from your own application or script and run more tests yourself.
To start with, out of a total of 3497 keyboards in the database...
684 are Model B keyboards
(19.6% of DB)
337 are Model F keyboards
(9.6% of DB)
1260 are Model M keyboards
(36% of DB)
1216 are other types of keyboards
(34.8% of DB)
Contents
| Year | # in DB | % of DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | 1983 | 115 | 3.3% |
| #9 | 1998 | 117 | 3.3% |
| #8 | 1982 | 119 | 3.4% |
| #7 | 1986 | 126 | 3.6% |
| #6 | 2013 | 130 | 3.7% |
| #5 | 1992 | 142 | 4.1% |
| #4 | 2016 | 172 | 4.9% |
| #3 | 1995 | 177 | 5.1% |
| #2 | 1993 | 196 | 5.6% |
| #1 | 1979 | 401 | 11.5% |
1591 keyboards made by IBM
(45.5% of DB)
480 keyboards made by Lexmark
(13.7% of DB)
21 keyboards made by Maxi Switch
(0.6% of DB)
198 keyboards made by Unicomp
(5.7% of DB)
285 keyboards made by Chicony
(8.1% of DB)
209 keyboards made by LITE-ON/Silitek
(6% of DB)
2668 sold as IBM keyboards
(76.3% of DB)
23 sold as Lexmark keyboards
(0.7% of DB)
106 sold as Unicomp keyboards
(3% of DB)
544 sold as Lenovo keyboards
(15.6% of DB)
51 sold as Toshiba keyboards
(1.5% of DB)
4 sold as Affirmative keyboards
(0.1% of DB)
11 sold as Ambra keyboards
(0.3% of DB)
214 sold as General Electric keyboards
(6.1% of DB)
390 keyboards with IBM silver square badges
(11.2% of DB)
14 keyboards with IBM black square badges
(0.4% of DB)
226 keyboards with IBM grey oval badges
(6.5% of DB)
119 keyboards with IBM black oval badges
(3.4% of DB)
165 keyboards with IBM blue oval badges
(4.7% of DB)
594 keyboards with generic IBM logos
(17% of DB)
489 TrackPoint equipped keyboards
(14% of DB)
207 Synaptics TouchStyk equipped keyboards
(5.9% of DB)
18 trackball equipped keyboards
(0.5% of DB)
3 Lexarmk/Unicomp FSR stick equipped keyboards
(0.1% of DB)
| Model # | # in DB | % of DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #15 | KB-8923 | 32 | 0.9% |
| #14 | SK-8845CR | 33 | 0.9% |
| #13 | KC-1957 | 33 | 0.9% |
| #12 | SK-8845 | 33 | 0.9% |
| #11 | TP00089K1 | 36 | 1% |
| #10 | KB-3923 | 37 | 1.1% |
| #9 | X12 Folio | 37 | 1.1% |
| #8 | KB-7953 | 38 | 1.1% |
| #7 | KB-0225 | 40 | 1.1% |
| #6 | SK-8825 | 40 | 1.1% |
| #5 | KB-9930 | 44 | 1.3% |
| #4 | SK-8823 | 49 | 1.4% |
| #3 | SK-8835 | 59 | 1.7% |
| #2 | SK-8845RC | 62 | 1.8% |
| #1 | TP00082K1 | 117 | 3.3% |