although you should be able to use this keyboard with any computer , it be ideal for use with Thinkpad laptop . I have a Thinkpad x series . I spend almost half my time at location where I be directly work on the laptop 's keyboard . but other time , at home and at the office , I have a docking station and a external monitor . with that setup I use this keyboard . since the key placement be almost the same , it be very easy to switch between the laptop and the external keyboard ! however , one thing that I do not like be that although the key be shallow like laptop key , they do not feel the same . they be softer .