Hi Ivan,

I'm replying onlist because I have questions as to how some laptops might be
better suited to use with WE.

First, I've had a Dell Inspiron laptop for years, and thought its quality
was just superb.  I also owned a Thinkpad (now made by Lenovo) before that,
and also thought it was very good.

However, recently I've seen someone here mention they owned an HP 15 inch
laptop which had a numeric keypad built-in (a separate keypad).  I'd love to
hear more about that from the owner if they see this message, as it's about
time for me to buy something new.  In addition, I've seen a blog column
written by a laptop reviewer who said, he's never seen a laptop as good as
the HP Envy series, and he'd buy that for himself the next time he buys a
laptop.

The Inspiron has been good about simulating the numeric keypad by using it's
fn key with alphabetic keys, but there's one key it cannot simulate, or WE
is blocking (I'm not sure which), and so I am interested in good laptops
with separate keypads, if they aren't a huge 17 inch screen.

One thing I can recommend; you often have the option of buying a bigger than
normal battery for a slight upcharge; I did that with this Dell (bought a
9-cell battery) and was so glad I did; you can never have too much battery,
and it only extends less than  an inch beyond the back, not noticeable at
all.


hth,

Chip

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ivan Cribb [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:57 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Off topic New laptop
> 
> Apologies for an off list question. I want to buy a new good 
> quality, I emphasize good quality, laptop. My wife used to 
> have a little Toshiba laptop which performeed very well. 
> Puzzled as to what to get, I wonder if there are people who 
> have had experience with the better quality Toshibas and what 
> they think of them. If you reply, please do so off list.
> Ivan
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