Information handling system keyboard disposition automated using performance metrics

An information handling system subscription system comprising:

• plural information handling systems deployed to subscribers, each of the plural information handling systems built with a processor, a memory and a keyboard, each information handling system operable to track keyboard use;
• an inventory tracker server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed at the processor are configured to track an inventory of the keyboards deployed to subscribers, separated keyboards that are removed from the plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers, and new keyboards;
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• a configurator server having a processor and non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed on the processor are interfaced with the inventory tracker and applying the keyboard use of deployed keyboards and separated keyboards to configure plural replacement information handling systems to replace the plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers built with a keyboard selected from a deployed keyboard, a separated keyboard or new keyboard.

A method for deploying information handling systems to subscribers by a manufacturer, the method comprising:

• deploying plural information handling systems from the manufacturer to the subscribers, each of the plural information handling systems built with a central processing unit, memory and keyboard coupled to a portable housing;
• tracking keyboard use at the plural information handling systems;
• returning at least some of the plural information handling systems to the manufacturer;
• separating the keyboards from the returned information handling systems;
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• configuring replacement information handling systems to replace the plural information handling systems deployed to the subscribers by applying the keyboard use to select separated keyboards to include in the replacement information handling systems based at least in part upon keyboard use associated with the subscribers;
• wherein the keyboard use associated with the subscribers comprises subscriber inputs at the keyboard coupled to the housing compared with subscriber inputs made at a peripheral keyboard.