I kept looking at the ThinkPad Edge 13.3 and thinking, I've seen this some where. And, I have. Only it's called an iBook G4 I bought from Apple about six years ago. It is sitting on the desk in front of me.

For all the world the Edge dimensions, the key board and the key sounds you describe lead me to believe the folks at Lenvo might have seen the iBook along the way.

This one is a workhorse. There is now a gig of RAM in it. It consumed one battery in five years and a charger in six.

And talk about hold it's value. This $1000.00 six year old machine refurbished runs $500.00.

But, if I were in the market I would have to look at the Edge over anything Apple makes. Why?  Because their new laptops are not the iBook G4.   I use my computers to write not view movies.